Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is back in the hospital for ’emergent bladder issues’ after prostate caner surgery last month [Video]

16:58 EST 11 Feb 2024 , updated 17:51 EST 11 Feb 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 70, is back in the hospital for ‘symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.’ 

Austin was transported to Walter Reed Medical center after the symptoms emerged Sunday afternoon.  

After facing intense backlash for failing to immediately inform President Joe Biden of his surgery to treat prostate cancer last month, Austin was sure not to make the same mistake twice.

The Defense Department Secretary informed his deputy, Kathleen Hicks, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Charles Brown, Jr., the White House and Congress of his hospitalization, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder’s statement.

Austin said earlier this month that his failure to immediately notify Biden was partially due to his instinct to keep his health private along with being ‘shook’ by the news of his cancer diagnosis.

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