Biden admin under fire after defense chief’s stay in hospital ICU kept hidden — even from White House

[DigitalDrifter]

Why wouldn't the president be notified IMMEDIATELY? This isn't a low-level staff member, this is the Defense Secretary!

 

[Oddball]

This goes far beyond mere incompetence...This is direct and purposeful violation and usurpation of chain of command.

 

[marvin martian]

Not that President Silver Alert would remember anything past lunchtime, but this is still a serious lapse of national security.

The US had no Secretary of Defense for four days while we're fighting two of Joe Biden's wars, and dealing with a wave of left-wing domestic terrorism.

 

[Blaster]

Intensive care after a botched vasectomy procedure.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Why would anyone tell Biden? Tell bathhouse barry.

 

[marvin martian]

Intensive care after a botched vasectomy procedure.

Or a sex change operation.

 

[two_iron]

Hey Joe, your Secretary of Defense is in Intensive Care.

Joe: "Who?"

 

[Billiejeens]

Why wouldn't the president be notified IMMEDIATELY? This isn't a low-level staff member, this is the Defense Secretary!

What makes you think that THE PRESIDENT wasn't notified?

 

[Billiejeens]

This goes far beyond mere incompetence...This is direct and purposeful violation and usurpation of chain of command.

That depends on what the current chain of command actually is, yes?

 

[Oddball]

What makes you think that THE PRESIDENT wasn't notified?

Because even his underlings hate him.

 

[Oddball]

That depends on what the current chain of command actually is, yes?

I doubt that Obama knew either.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

What makes you think that THE PRESIDENT wasn't notified?

Biden wasn’t aware for days that Defense Secretary Austin was hospitalized​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/06/politics/lloyd-austin-hospitalization-officials/index.html

 

[Yarddog]

Making that info available was on a "need to know" basis. Biden didnt need to know. Simple as that.

 

[Billiejeens]

Biden wasn’t aware for days that Defense Secretary Austin was hospitalized​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/06/politics/lloyd-austin-hospitalization-officials/index.html

Biden is simply a face.
No serious person believes that he is anything more than that.

 

[Billiejeens]

I doubt that Obama knew either.

I dunno
The Colored Peoples networking chain probably let him know.

 

[1srelluc]

And the assistant secretary was on vacation in PR....Nobody bothered to tell her either.

I don't know if to shake my head over the lack of transparency or laugh at the total incompetence.

 

[marvin martian]

And? Is Austin in the immediate line of succession for the Presidency? I believe there are assistant secretaries and undersecretaries to handle the business of the DOD.
I mean, I can see if there was a possibility of a "Designated Survivor" scenario, but this seems to be small potatoes.

Yes, he's 5th in line, dipshit. We're also fighting two wars Biden started, and dealing with a wave of left-wing terror attacks.

 

[Dekster]

The WH press corp is just being pissy they didn't have anything to report during a slow news weeks

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Yes, he's 5th in line, dipshit. We're also fighting two wars Biden started, and dealing with a wave of left-wing terror attacks.

Technically, 6th. Although if you're into the cabinet, you're in the "Designated Survivor" scenario.
You got WAY bigger issues.

And if whatever SecDef Trump had at the time did the same thing...I'd care just as much..which is to say, I wouldn't.

Order of presidential succession | USAGov

Learn about the presidential line of succesion. See the order of government officials to take over if the president cannot carry out the duties of the office.

www.usa.gov

 

[Yarddog]

And the assistant secretary was on vacation in PR....Nobody bothered to tell her either.

I don't know if to shake my head over the lack of transparency or laugh at the total incompetence.

As long as we don't keep the Chinese spys out of the loop! hell they probably know more than all of Biden's staff.