Breaking News: Biden, top White House officials were not informed for days about Austin's hospitalization

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Biden, top White House officials were not informed for days about Austin's hospitalization 01/06/2024 06:06 PM EST The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for three days, two U.S. officials said. National security adviser Jake Sullivan and other senior White House aides didn't know of Austin's Jan. 1 hospitalization until the Defense Department sent over word on Jan. 4, two other U.S. officials said. Sullivan informed Biden shortly after DOD's Thursday notification. Read the latest

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