A Democratic representative is calling for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign after hiding his cancer diagnosis from the president

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 16:59

Chris deluzio — Rep. Chris Deluzio speaks at a press conference on the upcoming debt limit and negotiations to reach a deal on May 24th, 2023, in Washington, DC.
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Recent reports revealed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on January 1.
Furthermore, he withheld the hospitalization and cancer diagnosis from the White House for a month.
On Wednesday, a House Democrat called on Austin to resign.

A Democratic congressman called for US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign following reports he hid a cancer diagnosis for a month from the Biden Administration.

Rep. Chris Deluzio, a Pennsylvania-based member who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, posted his message Wednesday afternoon on X.