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Pentagon chief Austin's doctors think he may need more care: White House
"We'll see, you know, when he can be released, but obviously they still feel like he may need some additional care. ... Part of that is just physical therapy," Kirby told CBS's "Face the Nation."
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In this file photo taken on March 8, 2016 Army General Lloyd Austin III, commander of the US Central Command, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC. US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to head his Defence Department, US media reported on Monday. Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense.
(AFP/ Brendan Smialowski)
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hite House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Sunday said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's doctors think he may need additional care.
"We'll see, you know, when he can be released, but obviously they still feel like he may need some additional care. ... Part of that is just physical therapy," Kirby told CBS's "Face the Nation."
Kirby said "there is routine regular communication" between President Joe Biden and Austin and that the secretary remains "actively involved and engaged" from the hospital.
Austin remains hospitalized and is in good condition, the Pentagon said on Sunday, adding that it did not yet have a specific date for his release.
Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Dec. 22 to treat prostate cancer. He returned to the hospital on Jan. 1 due to complications including a urinary tract infection and has remained there ever since.
Biden on Friday said he has confidence in Austin despite what the president agreed was a lapse in judgment by the Pentagon chief over his secret hospitalization.
Austin's failure to tell Biden he was hospitalized drew criticism from lawmakers and caught the White House by surprise.
