Nancy Pelosi criticized the Pentagon’s failure to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization on Monday and argued the situation could have been handled better.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued that the disclosure of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization could have been «handled much better» during an interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki and said President Biden should have known.
Psaki asked Pelosi about how «concerned» she was about the lack of disclosure from Austin.
«My first concern is about his health, and what the nature of that is and why he would not disclose it. But the chain of command is something that really does have to be respected. And the President of the United States is the commander in chief. He should have known. But again, we don’t know the particulars of this. But I do think that this could’ve been handled much better,» Pelosi said.
Psaki also asked if Pelosi felt confident that Austin could continue to serve as defense secretary.
