themselves about the challenge to credibility by what has transpired here and by what how hard it was for them to be fully transparent with the american people. we recognize that. just give me a second now. you have another one coming here. we all recognize that this didn t unfold the way it should have. on so many levels. not just the notification process up the chain of command by the trans issue. we all recognize that and want too make sure that we learn from that. it s up to you and your colleagues and up to the american people to determine how much they re going to ascribe what happened here to our credibility on every single issue. in every way secretary austin has been an exceptional defense secretary and he still has the full faith and confidence of the chief and he s led the department at an incredibly
on tuesday the two kathleen hicks was given operational responsibility transferred to her by secretary austin on vacation in puerto rico. two days later thursday the 4th around 4:00 a.m. eastern time the u.s. carried out that drone strike. it wasn t until that afternoon that hicks was told austin has been in the hospital since mon the 1st. she notified congress and the press and made plans to travel to d.c. on friday. she was told austin should be assuming his full responsibilities by then. on thursday the president and national security advisor were also informed. the highest ranking republican roger wicker said why was the notification process not followed and who made the determination not to follow it? what role did the secretary of defense s staff play? when was the president notified? what justification did the department have from withholding
happening, john, with the major general pat ryder, still ongoing, apparently, as the white house and the nsc was left in the dark over the hospitalization of defense secretary lloyd austin. on any news that secretary austin may be considering resigning, they are saying that is not the case, he s not offered to resign, no plan to resign. we are learning new details, taken to walter reed in an ambulance, that was monday night, the pentagon is confirming. his chief of staff and major general pat ryder and other senior dod officials were told he was in the hospital on tuesday, so brought to the hospital monday night, they were told tuesday. ryder in this off camera on the record gaggle has an explanation for why it took so long to tell biden and the nsc. they are saying it s because austin s chief of staff had the flu, not kidding, that is the reason they are giving for the notification process, john.
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