US journalists shocked by news of Pentagon chief's hospitalization
Journalist Todd Starnes, host of the American TV channel Newsmax, commented on the Pentagon's message that Mr. Lloyd Austin was hospitalized. The journalist posted his article on the social network X.
Todd Starnes noted that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day, but the US Department of Defense only announced the news on Friday, January 5.
"Why so secret?" - the journalist was surprised.
As US military spokesman Patrick Ryder clarified, Mr. Lloyd Austin was hospitalized due to complications after a routine medical procedure. Currently, the head of the Pentagon is recovering.
