{"id":13760,"date":"2024-01-09T01:46:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/09\/biden-is-not-considering-firing-secretary-austin-after-secret-hospital-stay-full-trust-and-confidence\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T01:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:46:26","slug":"biden-is-not-considering-firing-secretary-austin-after-secret-hospital-stay-full-trust-and-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/09\/biden-is-not-considering-firing-secretary-austin-after-secret-hospital-stay-full-trust-and-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden is not considering firing Secretary Austin after secret hospital stay: \u2018Full trust and confidence\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Read this article for free!<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">President Biden has no plans to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the Pentagon chief withheld information from the White House about his extended hospital stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A White House official confirmed Biden\u2019s thinking in a statement to Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy. Austin was taken into an intensive care unit for several days without Biden\u2019s knowledge, and the secretive hospital stay has given rise to widespread criticism of Austin, with some calling for him to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The President has full trust and confidence in Secretary Austin. He\u2019s looking forward to him being back at the Pentagon,\u2019 the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon echoed the White House sentiment in a statement to Fox News Digital on Monday, saying Austin also has no plans to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Secretary Austin has no plans to resign,\u2019 Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said. \u2018He remains focused on conducting his duties as Secretary of Defense in defense of our nation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Austin\u2019s hospital stay began on New Year\u2019s Day and lasted multiple days. Details of his visit remain slim, beyond that he was there for an elective procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump weighed in on the incident following a firestorm of attacks on Capitol Hill and social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Failed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be fired immediately for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty,\u2019 Trump wrote on Sunday. \u2018He has been missing for one week, and nobody, including his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to where he was, or might be.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He has performed poorly, and should have been dismissed long ago, along with \u2018General\u2019 Mark Milley, for many reasons, but in particular the catastrophic surrender in Afghanistan, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our Country!\u2019 Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Austin remains hospitalized at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this article for free! 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