Austin Update

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is still in the hospital, although he is now out of the intensive care unit. We still don’t know when he will be released.

Austin apologized for the lack of transparency, as did the Pentagon press secretary. Austin’s chief of staff has ordered a 30-day review of the incident to develop better procedures for the future.

I’m not buying it. The left plays these games all the time and issues these absurd apologies when they get caught.

Austin didn’t merely fail to keep people informed. He intentionally kept information from the American people. He made a series of decisions, presumably hoping to hide his medical condition. 

Well, if that was the goal, it didn’t work out for him, as his actions only ended up drawing attention to his condition, which we now know involved complications from treating prostate cancer.

While many Biden apologists are making excuses for Austin’s behavior and attempting to minimize the situation, his disappearance is not a minor matter.

A top diplomat from the Obama administration told CNN that Austin and several Pentagon officials should resign for “serious breaches of trust and transparency” that “ultimately affect our readiness as a nation.” There is even talk about impeaching the secretary of defense.

I guarantee that the enemies of the United States likely knew more about Austin’s situation than the president did. Our enemies monitor every cabinet secretary, especially the secretary of defense.

When the Chinese spy balloon flew over the United States, the administration knew about it and intentionally tried to hide it. They claimed they didn’t want to give away our capabilities by announcing where it was.

The communist Chinese knew where it was, and they knew we knew where it was. But there was an intentional effort to deceive the American people because the Beltway elites don’t trust you.