on december 22, austin had an elective medical procedure while on leave, returning home the next day. the secretary was admitted to the intensive care unit at walter reed medical center on new year s day after experiencing severe pain . on january 2, austin transferred his authority to deputy defence secretary kathleen hicks, but it would not be until three days after his hospitalisation that the defence department officially notified hicks and the white house national security council of austin s hospitalisation. four days after austin s visit, the pentagon notified congress and the public. 0njanuary 6, austin released a statement taking full responsibility for the delay, saying he could have done a betterjob of informing the public. president biden is not considering firing the defense secretary according to reporting by the bbc s us partner, cbs. nebraska congressman don bacon told the bbc why he believes the top us defence official failing to communicate a serious hospital stay
the secretary was admitted to the intensive care unit at walter reed medical center on new year s day after experiencing severe pain . on january 2, austin transferred his authority to deputy defence secretary kathleen hicks, but it would not be until three days after his hospitalisation that the defence department officially notified hicks and the white house national security council of austin s hospitalisation. four days after austin s visit, the pentagon notified congress and the public. 0njanuary 6, austin released a statement taking full responsibility for the delay, saying he could have done a betterjob of informing the public. president biden is not considering firing the defense secretary according to reporting by the bbc s us partner, cbs. nebraska congressman don bacon told the bbc why he believes the top us defence official failing to communicate a serious hospital stay poses a national security risk.
i think, is not right. i think you re missing the elephant in the room. 2021 began with the world gripped by events in washington, dc. donald trump had lost his bid for re election, but he didn t slip away quietly. he claimed without foundation that the election had been stolen. 0njanuary 6, a trump supporting crowd fired up by a defiant trump speech invaded the us capitol. was trump guilty of inciting an assault on us democracy? democrats sought his impeachment for a second time, but one of the president s former legal advisers himself a democrat said they were wrong. if president trump had made the same speech and no one had marched to the capitol, would it then be a crime?
the elephant in the room. 2021 began with the world gripped by events in washington, dc. donald trump had lost his bid for re election, but he didn t slip away quietly. he claimed without foundation that the election had been stolen. 0njanuary 6, a trump supporting crowd fired up by a defiant trump speech invaded the us capitol. was trump guilty of inciting an assault on us democracy? democrats sought his impeachment for a second time, but one of the president s former legal advisers himself a democrat said they were wrong. if president trump had made the same speech and no one had marched to the capitol, would it then be a crime? of course not. and the fact that people marched to the capitol
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