President Trump Calls For Pentagon Head To Be FIRED

President Trump has called for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to be fired from his position at the Pentagon.

Trump called for Lloyd Austin to be fired after the Secretary of Defense hid the fact he was hopsialized in the ICU for over four days.

Trump, in a Truth Social Post, wrote, “Failed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be fired immediately for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty,”

Trump continued, “He has been missing for one week, and nobody, including his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to where he was or might be.”

President Trump is calling for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to “immediately be fired for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty” after he went missing for an entire week. pic.twitter.com/ga61aNGs8j

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 8, 2024

Here’s what The Hill reported:

Former President Trump called for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to be fired from his job Monday after he failed to disclose he was hospitalized for four days last week.
“Failed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be fired immediately for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday. “He has been missing for one week, and nobody, including his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to where he was, or might be.”

The Pentagon revealed Friday that Austin had been hospitalized since Monday following complications from a previous surgery. Nobody outside the Department of Defense had been made aware of his absence, including President Biden, until Friday, raising concerns about government transparency.
“I am very glad to be on the mend and look forward to returning to the Pentagon soon,” Austin said in a statement Saturday. “I also understand the media concerns about transparency and I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better.”
“But this is important to say: this was my medical procedure, and I take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure,” Austin added.

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BREAKING: President Trump is calling for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to “immediately be fired for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty” after he went missing for an entire week. pic.twitter.com/VOgTwec0Kt

— The General (@GeneralMCNews) January 8, 2024

Per New York Post:

Former President Donald Trump called on the Biden administration to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he failed to inform the White House that he was hospitalized as wars continue to rage in Gaza and Ukraine.

The Republican presidential front-runner said Austin “should be fired immediately for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty.”

“He has been missing for one week, and nobody, including his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to where he was or might be,” he wrote on Truth Social Sunday.

“He has performed poorly and should have been dismissed along with ‘General’ Mark Milley, for many reasons, but in particular, the catastrophic surrender in Afghanistan, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our Country,” Trump added.

Trump’s pointed comments came as it was revealed that not even Austin’s deputy, Kathleen Hicks, was told that the secretary of defense was rushed to the intensive care unit of Walter Reed Army Medical Center on New Year’s Day, CNN reports.