In the United States, a scandal has developed around the 70-year-old defense minister's trip to the hospital, because even the president was not told about the treatment of a minister important to national security for days.
of the United States president Joe Biden is not about to fire the minister of defense who is in the middle of the hospital scandal For Lloyd Austin. This is what the spokesperson of the US National Security Council told reporters John Kirby CNN's by.
“Our focus now is on Minister Austin's health and making sure he gets the care he needs,” Kirby said.
“There are no plans other than that Minister Austin will remain in his job”.
According to the Ministry of Defense, Austin is not resigning, reports the news agency Reuters.
KIRBY according to the White House will go through the process related to the minister's care and will make changes to the practices if necessary.
Austin had to to the hospital on Monday of last week, but the Ministry of Defense did not inform about it until late on Friday.
News channel by NBC News according to Austin had been in the intensive care unit for four days.
The New York Times according to Austin's four aides learned of the minister's hospitalization on Tuesday, but waited two days before telling the White House.
NATIONAL therefore, the defense minister, who is important in terms of security, was in the hospital for three days before President Biden was told about it.
The Ministry of Defense's slowness in informing about the health of an important minister has sparked criticism and demands for Austin's resignation.
According to the Department of Defense, Austin was still in the hospital on Monday, but had still returned to work, The New York Times reported.
DECISION-MAKING the state of health has recently been featured in US politics, when key positions are occupied by older people. The age speech overshadows 81-year-old Biden in particular, but 70-year-old Austin is also at retirement age.
Elderly people are also, for example, likely counter-candidates in the upcoming presidential elections Donald Trump (age 77), Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (73) and the Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (81).
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