Lloyd Austin has sought urgent treatment for the second time this year
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized over a medical emergency on Sunday, the Pentagon announced.
According to Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder, Austin was “transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.”
Austin is “retaining the functions and duties of his office,” the spokesman said, adding that Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks is on standby.
Ryder said that the White House and Congress have been notified about the hospitalization.
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