Defense Sec To Transfer Power For Medical Procedure

Axios reports:

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to undergo a medical procedure Friday and will be temporarily relinquish his duties, the Pentagon said.

The announcement comes after criticism to the initial secrecy surrounding Austin’s two-week hospitalization earlier this year following complications from prostate cancer treatment.

The non-surgical procedure is elective and a minimally invasive follow-up to a bladder issue unrelated to his prior prostate cancer issues.

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