Pentagon Gives Update on Austin’s Health After Outcry Over Secret Hospitalization

‘Secretary Austin remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is in good condition,’ a spokesman said.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Pentagon, in Washington, on Nov. 22, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Pentagon said in a Jan. 13 update on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s condition that he remains in the hospital.

The update comes two weeks after the 70-year-old was secretly moved to an intensive care unit after suffering from a post-surgery infection.