‘I did not handle this right’: Austin apologizes over hospital secrecy

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for the way he handled his prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, a decision that led to confusion following a secret hospital stay that was kept from top U.S. officials, including the president. Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 due to complications from a late-December surgery to treat the cancer. “We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right.” Austin told reporters at the Pentagon... + full article