The Pentagon's failure to disclose Austin's hospitalization, including to President Joe Biden, the National Security Council, and top Pentagon leaders, for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was, and when he may be released.
Such secrecy, when the United States is juggling myriad national security crises, runs counter to normal practice with the president and other senior U.S. officials and Cabinet members.
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