President Trump Calls on Biden to Hearth Lloyd Austin | The Gateway Pundit

President Trump posted an announcement on Reality Social Sunday night time calling on Joe Biden to fireplace Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin for “improper skilled conduct and dereliction of obligation.”

Austin, 70, has served as secretary of Protection because the begin of the Biden administration in January, 2021. Austin has come below fireplace after the Pentagon revealed Friday he had been secretly critically ailing in an ICU since Monday with out informing Joe Biden, White Home employees or Congress for 3 or 4 days, respectively.

Austin’s job is reportedly protected for now, with Biden having spoken with him by telephone on Saturday.

Trump posted, “Failed Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin ought to be fired instantly for improper skilled conduct and dereliction of obligation. He has been lacking for one week, and no person, together with his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to the place he was, or could be. He has carried out poorly, and may have been dismissed way back, together with “Basic” Mark Milley, for a lot of causes, however particularly the catastrophic give up in Afghanistan, maybe essentially the most embarrassing second within the historical past of our Nation!”

Austin had an elective medical process on December 22 and was taken to the Walter Reed Nationwide Army Medical Heart in Bethesda, Maryland due to extreme ache based on a Pentagon assertion launched Sunday night to reporters. The assertion additionally mentioned Austin was handled within the ICU and is remaining within the ICU for “privateness” although he now not wants that degree of care.

Three days after his December twenty second medical process, pro-Hamas protesters staged a daybreak protest on Christmas Day at Austin’s Falls Church, Virginia dwelling (it’s not identified if Austin was at dwelling then):

Politico reported on Biden’s telephone name with Austin and why his job is taken into account protected (excerpt):

…Nonetheless, Biden held a “cordial dialog” together with his protection secretary on Saturday night time, per one of many U.S. officers. “The president has full belief and confidence in Secretary Austin,” the official mentioned. A Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson echoed that sentiment, noting Biden “is trying ahead to [Austin] getting again to the Pentagon.”

4 officers mentioned Austin’s job appeared safe for the second, particularly after the telephone name with Biden. They argued that it was a uncommon blemish in an in any other case sturdy tenure, particularly cajoling Western nations to ship superior weapons to Ukraine, although Austin critics word he oversaw the chaotic navy withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The officers additionally famous that it was an election yr, that Biden and Austin are very shut because of the former normal’s friendship with the president’s late son Beau Biden — they attended Catholic providers whereas serving in Iraq — and that it will be laborious to get one other Protection secretary confirmed by the Senate.

Sunday night time, the Washington Put up additionally reported Austin’s job is protected (excerpt):

A senior official, who like others spoke on the situation of anonymity to debate the scenario, famous what he described as “an exceptionally shut relationship” between Austin and Biden, whose son Beau served as navy lawyer below Austin when he was a prime commander in Iraq.

“There’s quite a lot of belief there on each side, and this episode has not diminished that belief one bit,” this individual mentioned. “The president is trying ahead to the secretary’s continued service.”

A White Home official mentioned Biden had “full confidence” in Austin and was trying ahead to him being again on the Pentagon.

…If Biden himself was pissed off or involved, he took little noticeable motion in consequence. On the night of Jan. 6, after information of Austin’s situation was made public and consternation unfold across the capital, Biden spoke by telephone with Austin in what officers described as a heat dialog and the president wished him effectively in his restoration.

Biden has additionally lengthy felt a way of loyalty to Austin. After Austin’s return from Iraq, the place he attended Catholic Mass with Beau Biden, he and the youthful Biden stayed in contact.

The Home Armed Providers Committee issued a ‘sternly worded’ joint assertion on Sunday by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Rating Member Adam Smith (D-WA):

U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Rating Member of the Home Armed Providers Committee, issued the next assertion relating to the notification of Secretary of Protection Lloyd J. Austin III’s latest hospitalization.

“Whereas we want Sec. Austin a speedy restoration, we’re involved with how the disclosure of the Secretary’s situation was dealt with. A number of questions stay unanswered together with what the medical process and ensuing issues had been, what the Secretary’s present well being standing is, how and when the delegation of the Secretary’s tasks had been made, and the rationale for the delay in notification to the President and Congress.

“Transparency is vitally essential. Sec. Austin should present these further particulars on his well being and the decision-making course of that occurred prior to now week as quickly as potential.”

Donald Trump Jr. lower to the guts of the matter in a Sunday afternoon publish, “The deep state doesn’t trouble telling Biden that his Secretary of Protection was hospitalized and out of fee for 4 days as a result of they know he can’t comprehend what which means anyway and so they assume they’re those in cost and don’t have to comply with the authorized chain of command!”