Lloyd Austin Expected to Resume ‘Normal Duties’ on Tuesday

Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to make a swift recovery from his recent weekend hospitalization, according to a statement released by Walter Reed Military Medical Center officials on Monday.

“Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underwent non-surgical procedures under general anesthesia to address his bladder issue. We anticipate a successful recovery and will closely monitor him overnight,” the brief statement reads.

Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday for a bladder issue over the weekend. This latest trip comes after a longer hospital stay a little more than a month ago for prostate cancer surgery complications—a stay he did not inform the White House about and for which he later apologized.

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