The US Department of Defense announced that Secretary of Defense Austin has been discharged from the hospital since January 1 due to complications. The secretary's hospitalization has not been communicated to President Biden for three days, and there has been criticism from Congress over the way the crisis is managed.
The US Department of Defense released a statement on the 15th, revealing that Secretary of Defense Austin, who had been hospitalized in a military hospital near the capital Washington since January 1, was discharged from the hospital, saying that he was 'recovering well and his physical strength has returned.'
Secretary Austin also issued a statement, saying, "I would like to continue my duties while continuing to recuperate at home, and I would like to make a full recovery and return to the Department of Defense as soon as possible," and for the time being, he expressed his intention to return to work while continuing to work from home.
Secretary Austin underwent surgery for prostate cancer on December 1 and was later hospitalized due to complications, but Secretary Biden's hospitalization has not been communicated to President Biden for three days, and the ruling and opposition parties in Congress have been criticized over the way the crisis is managed as the United States is forced to respond in Ukraine and the Middle East.