1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: I want you to imagine, for just a moment, that 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: you're the CEO of a major company. I want you 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: to imagine that you decide to go have an elective 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: surgery and you tell no one about it, and then 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: you get sick from that surgery, and then you go 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: into the ICU and still tell no one about your absence. 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: Question is would you then be fired? I think most 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: of us know the answer to that question is, well, absolutely. Imagine, however, 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: that you're in charge of the Pentagon. You're in charge 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: of every man and woman or transgendered weirdo that's in 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: the military, and your job is to be on the 12 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: ready for all threats foreign and domestic. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: While there are multiple wars. 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: Going on in the war in the world right now 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: that you're supposed to be involved in or even leading 16 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: on them. Well, that's exactly what happened with the Secretary 17 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: of Defense Austin. That's right, Austin, and don't worry. The 18 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: Biden administration is like, hey, we're not considering sacking the 19 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: Defense secretary who failed to disclose his hospitalization to us 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: and everybody else in the administration. 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: That's right. 22 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: Defend Secretary Lloyd Austin and The question now is is 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: there anything you can do in this administration that would 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: get you fired? He failed to inform the White House 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: about his hospitalization. President Joe Biden is not considering firing him. 26 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: That is what Politico is now reporting. The outt side 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: a group of senior administration officials, if Austin were to 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: issue a resignation, Biden would refuse it. A person among 29 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: them also stated, Austin is going nowhere, is what one 30 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: official told Politico. The report noted Republicans have been calling 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: for Biden to dismiss the Defense Secretary. During a recent interview, 32 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: Senator James Langford, a Republican from Oklahoma, said this Apparently 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: the National Security Council didn't. 34 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: Know it either. The White House didn't know it. Congress 35 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: didn't know it. 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: We're at a time of a lot of termoil internationally, 37 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: and suddenly we have the Secretary of Defense more than 38 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: just a matter of wasn't there Actually he sent over 39 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: false information saying I'm working from home when. 40 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: He's not actually available at all. He's in the ICU. 41 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: That's right. Who knew? 42 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: No one knew, is what we're being told right now. 43 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: No one at the White House was aware of any 44 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: of this. Austin is also being criticized for failing to 45 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: tell officials that he'd been hospitalized at Walter Read National 46 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: Military Medical Center regarding complications from a quote undisclosed surgery. 47 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: Former President Donald Trump on Sunday urge Biden to fire 48 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: Austin for the delayed announcement regarding his stay at the hospital, 49 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: saying this failed. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be 50 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: fired immediately for improper perfer national conduct and dereliction of duty. 51 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: He has been missing for one week and nobody, including 52 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue as to 53 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: where he was or might be. He has performed poorly 54 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: and should have been dismissed long ago, along with General 55 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: Mark Milly for many reasons, but in particular the catastrophic 56 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: surrender in Afghanistan, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the 57 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: history of our country. 58 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: Now. It was reported on Sunday that Austin. 59 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: Was in the hospital's intensive care unit for several days 60 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: and not a single person was told where he was. 61 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: The Outlet noted the failure to communicate happen as military 62 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: confrontations between US troops and I ran back proxy groups 63 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: was heating up in the Middle East, threatening a bigger crisis. 64 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: It was also noted early Monday morning that Biden was 65 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: also on vacation at the same time Austin was in 66 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: the hospital, and no one knew about it. Biden Austin 67 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: apparently had a phone conversation on Saturday. President said he 68 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: was looking forward to seeing the Defense Secretary at work 69 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: in the near future. Quote unquote from the White House. Now, 70 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: I want you to hear what John Brennan, former CIA director, 71 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,679 Speaker 1: on MSNBC had to say about this. Take a listen, 72 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: and thank you very much for joining us. 73 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 3: The White House was in the dark for three days 74 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 3: about Secretary Austin's hospitalization. There's the Israel Hamas War, Ukraine War, 75 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 3: attacks on American troops in Syria, and Iraq hostilities in 76 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: the Red Sea, just to name a few things that 77 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 3: are happening in the world. You've held a similar cabinet 78 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 3: level position as the Secretary, and you have worked closely 79 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 3: with Secretary Austin in the past. 80 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 4: What's your reaction to. 81 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 5: This, Well, Ema, First of all, I think we all 82 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 5: wish Secretary Austin a full and speedy recovery, and as 83 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 5: you point out there's still a lot that we don't 84 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 5: know about his medical condition and what it was that 85 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 5: required him to go back into a well to read 86 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 5: and the ICU on one January, and it is possible 87 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 5: that his health condition or his medical condition clouded his 88 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 5: judgment at that time. I don't know whether or not 89 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 5: he was under certain types of medication, whatever else, and 90 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 5: so that could have been the reason why he decided. 91 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 6: Not to notify people as he should have. 92 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 5: That said, it's clear that the system broke down because 93 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 5: there needs to be established protocols that if a cabinet 94 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 5: secretary or a senior member of the president's staff is 95 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 5: going to be incapacitator in the hospital and the authorities 96 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 5: that they have to execute could be in fact affected, that. 97 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 6: Needs to be that immediate notification that is done. 98 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 5: And so I know over the holiday period and there's 99 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 5: reports that his chiefest staff, Kelly Maximum, was ill, but 100 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 5: there still needs to be this chain of command in 101 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 5: terms of any type of notification that should have taken place. 102 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 5: So I do think that the Pentagon is going to 103 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 5: do quite a review of what happened, what needs to 104 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 5: place under these types of circumstances, but also I think 105 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 5: the White House is going to make sure that there's 106 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 5: going to be no similar type of occurrence, whether it 107 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 5: be in the Pentagon or in other cabinet offices. 108 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 3: Can you just tell us what the rules are, what 109 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 3: is the protocol typically for notification in a situation like this. 110 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 5: Well, again, if a cabinet secretary, particularly one with such 111 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 5: genormous responsibilities and authorities such as the Secretary of Defense, 112 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 5: is going to be out of commission in any way 113 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 5: or it's going to be unavailable, there needs to be 114 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 5: this notification done to deputies, to the person's deputy, and 115 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 5: also to the White House, because we don't want there 116 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 5: to be any type of misstep or a miscommunication in 117 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 5: terms of what has to happen, particularly a time of 118 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 5: a lot of crises around the world. So, whether or 119 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 5: not you're the Secretary of State, a Secretary of Defense, 120 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 5: or the director of the CIA, your staff is supposed 121 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 5: to have on readiness calls in terms of who needs 122 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 5: to be notified, what steps need to be taken, whether 123 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 5: it's a delegation of responsibilities and authorities, or whether it's 124 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 5: not a simple notification as done to the White House 125 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 5: or to members of Congress and. 126 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 6: Clearly that system was not followed. 127 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 5: Again, maybe it was a result of the holiday weekend 128 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 5: and the fact that some people were out of their 129 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 5: position for illness or whatever, but there always needs to be, 130 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 5: irrespective of whether or not there are holidays or illnesses, 131 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 5: the ability to be able to transfer those responsibilities to 132 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 5: others so that those protocols are followed, those notifications are made, 133 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 5: and that all of the different responsibilities of the individuals 134 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 5: are going to be taken care of. 135 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: Just in the last hour, we got a statement from 136 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 3: a Republican leader in the House, Elie Stephonic, calling for 137 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: his resignation, saying that this was a significant national security 138 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 3: threat the. 139 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: President national security threat. Did you notice that there? They said? 140 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: I mean you heard her there. National security threat protocol 141 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: was not done the right way, clearly, But maybe after 142 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: ten hours or twelve hours. This went on for multiple days, 143 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: more than one, more than two, at least three that 144 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: we know of so far, where no one knew where 145 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: the Defense secretary was. 146 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: What if the you know what hits the fan? 147 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: You're telling me we couldn't find him, and then who 148 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: would make the decisions? 149 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 2: That's the first thing here. 150 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: The second thing is, how do you defend this and 151 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: say he's not going anywhere when clearly there was some 152 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: sort of of cover up slash corruption that was involved here. 153 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: This is not a joke, by the way, this is 154 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: a very very very significant issue that should matter to 155 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: all Americans. 156 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 2: You're talking about national security. 157 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: You've got a war going on right now between terrorists 158 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: and Israel. 159 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: You've got a war with Ukraine in Russia. 160 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: You've got another basically war that's going on in the 161 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: Middle East where Americans are being targeted and hit by 162 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: terrorists organizations in the Middle East on a regular basis. 163 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: And you've got to defend secretary that forgets to tell 164 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: them that he's going in for surgery and that he's 165 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: in the ICU, and we're supposed to act like this 166 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: is somehow not. 167 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 2: A big deal. Get me a break. 168 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: Joe Biden, by the way, was asked about Lloyd Austin, 169 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: and it's in the background. I'm going to play it 170 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: for you, but you can hear the reporters yelling at 171 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: him as he's getting off of Marine one. Listen to 172 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: this in the background, saying like dude, like come on, 173 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: like you got to comment about Secretary Austin not knowing 174 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: where he was listen. 175 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 2: Nothing. They confused. 176 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: Joe Biden was ignoring reporters when he was asked again. 177 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: Their words, they were yelling, mister President on Secretary of Austin, 178 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: are you still confident of Secretary Austin. Sir Biden's response incomprehensible. 179 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: You could not understand what he was saying. It was 180 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: a confused President of the United States of America when 181 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,359 Speaker 1: answering that question, I guess there's any time to be confused. 182 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: It's when something like this is happening, because the rest 183 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: of the world is, by the way, paying attention. Secretary 184 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: Blinken was also asked about this issue. 185 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 2: Here's what he said about it. 186 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 7: With regard to Lessera Austin, I wasn't aware of his 187 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 7: undical issue. In fact, I talked to Lloyd last weekend 188 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 7: for the system, and I know that he's put out 189 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 7: a statman addressing. What I can say is this, it 190 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 7: has been, it remains one of the great privileges in 191 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 7: my career for thirty years now working in government to 192 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 7: serve alongside Loud Austin. He is an extraordinary leader for 193 00:10:55,240 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 7: this country in uniform and now out of uniform, and 194 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 7: it's been a highlight of my service to be able 195 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 7: to serve alongside him, and I'm very much looking forward 196 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 7: to seeing fully recoverment and working side by side in 197 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 7: the year ahead. 198 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 2: Policy. 199 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: By the way, Secretary Lincoln is sitting there and he's like, 200 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: all right, I want to distance myself from this. So 201 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: he's like, I didn't know he was out, So he 202 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: didn't know the secret So if the Secretary of State 203 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: had a major problem, he couldn't call the Defense Secretary. 204 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: He didn't know he was out. 205 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: If the president was faced with a national security issue, 206 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: a major problem, if they and I go back to 207 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: worst case scenario, because I do think that's the point here, 208 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: and when you have contingencies and plans and staffing and 209 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: everything else, what if a nine to eleven attack happens, well, 210 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: hell forget that, let's use the new standard by Democrats. 211 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: What if another January sixth would have happened over the 212 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: three days that no one could find Lloyd Austin. What 213 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: if the Secretary of State or an American official was 214 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: attacked or something happened around the world on a major. 215 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 2: Like in a major way, right, what would have happened? 216 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 8: Then? 217 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: All right, somebody called the Secretary of Defense, Like, we've 218 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,599 Speaker 1: got hostages, we've got a terrorist attack, we've got a 219 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: nine to eleven, we've got a whatever it may be. 220 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: You can't find him. What do you mean You can't 221 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: find him, but no one knows where he is. What 222 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: do you mean no one knows where he is? Well, 223 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: we don't know where he is. What you're telling me, 224 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: we don't know where he is. Nope, we have no 225 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: idea where he is. So let me get this straight, 226 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: the Secretary of Defense, no one can find him. He 227 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: has incapacitated when you do find him. So let's say 228 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,839 Speaker 1: they do find him quickly, right, Let's say phone calls 229 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: are made and you need, you know, advice you need, 230 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: there's a major problem, there's a nine to eleven. 231 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 2: And then you do find him. 232 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: He's apparently at that point point the ICU incapacitated, so 233 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: he can't take your phone call anyway, So then there's 234 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: a question of chain of command. You notice how this 235 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: is spiraling right now as we go through this in 236 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: a real life scenario, which, by the way, is exactly 237 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: why you have contingencies, which is exactly why Lloyd Austin 238 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: should have made it clear. Hey, guys, I'm going in 239 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: for surgery, and this is the chain of command. 240 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 2: While I'm out. 241 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: This is what's going on, so that you know what's 242 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: happening in case something unimaginable happens, or even if it's 243 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: not something unimaginable, maybe it's just American troops are yet 244 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: again being attacked in the Middle East, and they're successful 245 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: in that attack, or they're under attack. 246 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 2: What are you going to do? 247 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 1: Then you notice how this can again spiral very quickly. Well, 248 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: if the guy you can't find him and he can't 249 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: answer your call, and that's why Secretary Blincoln is doing 250 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: what he was doing there, right, Well, it's you. 251 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 2: Know, we knew where he was, right, We knew what 252 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: was going on here. 253 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: You know, we understood it, you know, but I still 254 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: stand by him, right, I didn't know about it, but 255 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: I understand it, and he's a great man. It's exactly, 256 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: by the way, the same exact line. The White House 257 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: presser to Jean Pierre and John Kirby had a gaggle 258 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: aboard Air Force One. Here's what they said about Secretary 259 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: Austin on Air Force one. 260 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 8: Should the American people have confidence in Austin given because 261 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 8: lack of transparency and then also seeing the American people 262 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 8: need to be concerned about a lack of transparency for 263 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 8: the president given this lass. 264 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 9: So I want to go back to Austin's statement a 265 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 9: couple of days ago where he has taken responsibility. 266 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and so I think that's important. 267 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: So, by the way, what does taken responsibility mean? Hey, 268 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: I got caught? Is that now taking respect onsibility? 269 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 4: What does that mean? 270 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: What does it mean when they say he's taken responsibility? 271 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: Taking responsibility would be apologizing. He's not done that, stepping down, 272 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: He's not done that. In fact, he's taken no responsibility 273 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: for his actions. Just saying in the future, I'll communicate better. 274 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: That is not taking responsibility in any form and or fashion. 275 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: There is no way that you can tell me that 276 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: Austin has taken responsibility for this. 277 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: That is a bs PR line. 278 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: That's all that is, is a bs PR line from 279 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: the White House saying, oh. 280 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: Well, he's taken responsibility. 281 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: Show me how, Show me where he took responsibility because 282 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting as an American citizen to that. 283 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 9: And I will just reiterate that the president has complete confidence, 284 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 9: continues to have confidence in Secretary's off put to Austin, 285 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 9: and as the adamlet just stated, I think the number 286 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 9: one thing right now is for him. We want to 287 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 9: see him back at the Pedsagon, get well, then back 288 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 9: at the Pensagon. And I'll just add one more thing 289 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 9: is at the president. As we have shared, the President 290 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 9: spoke to Austin, a secretary of Austin on Saturday. They 291 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 9: had a very good conversation. And again you know, the 292 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 9: President appreciate Austin's statement. 293 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 4: I take it full responsibility here. 294 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 9: And I think that's what matters, is him getting. 295 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 4: Back to to the Pentagon and taking full responsibility. 296 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: So he took responsibility, but we don't know what that 297 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: actually looks like. And we just want him to get 298 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: better so he can get back to his job, which 299 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: he didn't tell anybody he wasn't doing, and we didn't 300 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: know where he was. So actually, somehow this is a 301 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: great story with a great ending. That is your White 302 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: House Press here, Terry, who says, oh, and again right, 303 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: Biden respects the way that Austin's hand multiple crisises over 304 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: the last three years, which included the withdrawal from Afghanistan, 305 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: which was a complete and utter disaster as well. Here 306 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: is them defending him as what he's done in office when. 307 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 2: There are some calls for him to be fired. Is 308 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: that something that the President is wanting or considering doing. 309 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 10: President's Number one focuses on his health and recovery, and 310 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 10: he looks forward to having him back at the Pentagon 311 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 10: as soon as possible. The President respects the fact that 312 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 10: Secretary of Austin took ownership for the lack of transparency. 313 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 10: He also respects the amazing job he's done as the 314 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 10: event secretary and now he's handled multiple crisis over the 315 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 10: last almost three years now and very much values his advice, 316 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 10: candor leadership, and again looks forward to having him the 317 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 10: fact that he. 318 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 2: Got Can anyone tell me what the success was? 319 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: His amazing success pulling us out of Afghanistan in such 320 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: a horrific manner was not a success. 321 00:17:59,040 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 2: Now. 322 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: There's even some Democrats now that are saying this is 323 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: not okay. I'll give you example Representative Abigail Spanberger. She 324 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 1: is a former CIA operative. She had this to say 325 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: on CNN about what went down. 326 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 2: Take a listen. 327 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 4: A couple other questions for you. 328 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 11: First about Defense Actuary Lloyd Austin, who is facing a 329 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 11: lot of criticism this morning for keeping White House officials, 330 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 11: his own deputy the President in the dark for days 331 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 11: about this hospital stay. He remains in the hospital. You 332 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 11: sit on the Intelligence Committee. We are in the midst 333 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 11: of obviously the warren Ukraine continues, but also what maybe 334 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 11: an expanding conflict in the Middle East. Do you think 335 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,959 Speaker 11: it is appropriate how this was handled. 336 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 12: No, I think it's appropriate in the right step forward 337 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 12: that he has taken ownership and asserted that this was 338 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 12: a mistake. I think that once he's fully returned to 339 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 12: the job, a conversation as to why this decision was 340 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 12: made is one that in and after action, report and understand. 341 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 12: Is an important conversation to have. But I do hope 342 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 12: that every person in the cabinet recognizes that this was 343 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 12: not an appropriate step, not an appropriate way to handle 344 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 12: what was his hospitalization, and hopefully there will be greater transparency, 345 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 12: at least within the administration. 346 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: So that's a Democrat saying there's not transparency in this administration. 347 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: This is someone that's former CIA who's saying and understands 348 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: the gravity of the situation, basically, what the hell are 349 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: you doing and how did you allow this to happen? 350 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 2: How on Earth. 351 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: Could you imagine that this was somehow going to be appropriate, 352 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: or that this is something that should in fact be 353 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: able to happen. 354 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 2: How did you even let this happen? 355 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: And she understands how many lives were at risk because 356 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: of these actions, especially if there was a nine to 357 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: eleven type a terrorist attack or an attack on American 358 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: troops abroad. You know, you go back to the White 359 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: House and they say, oh, he has amazing accomplishments. 360 00:19:59,560 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 10: Name me. 361 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: There is not an amazing accomplishment by Lloyd Austin. If anything, 362 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: the accomplishments have been total disasters. This is the guy 363 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: that was in charge when we were getting out of Afghanistan. 364 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: And look at what happened when we were getting out 365 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: of Afghanistan. Look at the American troops that were killed 366 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: there because we were taking orders from the Taliban, because 367 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: we weren't giving appropriate oversight, because they weren't allowed to 368 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: take the shot that they said that they need to 369 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: take against the guy who ended up blowing up that 370 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: bomb that killed that suicide bomber that killed multiple American 371 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: soldiers there at the gates to that airport. This is 372 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: the guy who masterminded the pullout of Afghanistan that turned 373 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: into a massive disaster on top of everything else. 374 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 2: I just told you. 375 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: And they're like, oh, well, we're really impressed with him. 376 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 1: We're really thankful for him. He's done an amazing job. 377 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: We hope he continues to you know, we just we're 378 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: not going to ask any questions. He's in the hospital. 379 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: We just want him to get better. He has our 380 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: full support. What screw up does it take? And I 381 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: guess at the bar is at the level of your 382 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: own son. If the bar is at the level of 383 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 1: where Hunter Biden is when it comes to screw ups, 384 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: and you still do business with him and everything else 385 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: the way that Hunter Biden is, then I guess Lord 386 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: Austin screw up with our national security in mind, really 387 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, right, I guess it's just a non issue. 388 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: It's like, okay, so what the guy in charge of 389 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: our defense. We can't find him. He's in the ICU, 390 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: he's incapacitated, he can't take phone calls, not telling anybody 391 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: lying to us, trying to cover it up. Hey, we 392 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: get all that, but I mean it's not as bad 393 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: as you know, buying an illegal gun and lying on 394 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: a form that your crackhead. 395 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 2: Right, it's all relatives. 396 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: As bad is doing sex trafficking and human trafficking and 397 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: taking money from communists China. 398 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 2: Who are we to throw stones? 399 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 6: Right? 400 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: Size bad is taking money from Russian oligarchs or the 401 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: CCP are sitting on a board of a company that 402 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: you know nothing about, Barisma and making millions of dollars. Right, 403 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: it's as bad as the honeypot scandal of these prostitutes 404 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: in the Washington. 405 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 2: DC area. Hey, look the guy out of surgery. We 406 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:09,879 Speaker 2: don't even know what it was. 407 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: So what that he was incapacitated for a little while, 408 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: It's all fine. That's the logic of this White House. 409 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: If they're willing to treat the Defense secretary like this. 410 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: Can you imagine the media's response, serious question? If this 411 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: would have happened under Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense number one, 412 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: there's no way that he would survive. Congress would be 413 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: saying impeach. Everybody would be going nuts. They would talk 414 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: about every worst case scenario. They would talk about the 415 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: nine to eleven, They would talk about Pearl Harbor, they 416 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: would talk about all the worst days in American history. 417 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: When it comes to military issues that have happened. They 418 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: would talk about War one, they would talk about War two. 419 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: The list would go on and on and on, right like, 420 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: they would give you every example, many of them I mentioned, 421 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: which are right right to mention, because those are the 422 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: worst days of a presidency when your defense secretary is 423 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: the most important. So if one of those would have 424 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: happened on the anniversary, you know, on a nine to 425 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: eleven style, something happened the southern border, Americans were taken 426 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 1: hostage somewhere in the world in a large scale attack. 427 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: We got a guy, we can't find him. 428 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: That is that if there's no accountability for those types 429 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: of actions, then what you've just told everybody that works 430 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: in and around this White House and in any part 431 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: of this administration, whether it be at the DoD or 432 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: Department of State, or Energy or CIA or anywhere else, 433 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: it's basically, there is no screw up too big that 434 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: you can do that where you're not allowed to do, 435 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: where you lose your job. 436 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 2: That's what they're telegraphing here. 437 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: And that's the reason why I think you have Representative Smamberger, 438 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: who is a former cooperative, who wasn't giving him a 439 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: free pass as a Democrat because she actually understands this. 440 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: Joe Scarborough on Lloyd Austin chilling for the White House, right, 441 00:23:59,119 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: that's what he normally done. 442 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 2: Here's what he said on MSNBC. 443 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 13: Don't see how a guy disappears for three days and 444 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 13: doesn't tell the President of the United States, the commander 445 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 13: in chief the White House that he's gone and continues. 446 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 4: Working in that position. 447 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 2: I just don't And I. 448 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 13: Like Secretary. I think Secretary of Austin's done a wonderful job. 449 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 13: This is just one of those very clear cut issues. Yeah, 450 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 13: I know, there's no doubt it's a bad one. I 451 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 13: mean White House. 452 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 14: I've been reporting on this story for days now, and 453 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 14: when Secretary of Austin's one of his subordinates showed up 454 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 14: at a White House meeting at the end of last week, 455 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 14: Jake Sullivan was confused, like, where's the Secretary of What's 456 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 14: going on? And only after that where they informed that 457 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 14: the Secretary was in the hospital. And we're right to 458 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 14: underscore the timing here. It comes as the US is 459 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 14: ramping up its presence. 460 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 4: In the Red Sea going after the Hooties. 461 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 14: That's an airstrike called in by the US that Secretary 462 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 14: Austin had approved pre hospitalization, but it's a time of 463 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 14: real rising tensions in the Middle East, Ukraine as well. 464 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 14: We're not clear if the Congress is going to pass 465 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 14: funding to support Kiev it is. 466 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 4: It is stunning that this job. So that's a good question. 467 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 1: By the way, that's Joe Scarborough saying that. How he's 468 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: even saying how does this guy keep his job? Because 469 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: I do think that Joe Scarborough understands that when it 470 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 1: comes to issues of national security, and if you were 471 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: around when nine to eleven happen, you can quickly get 472 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: to a point where you're like, like, there's no transparency. 473 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 1: You can't trust this guy to be doing his job. 474 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: You don't know when he's off the job. The next 475 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: question should be has he done this before? And I'm 476 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: not talking about being in a hospital. I'm just saying, 477 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: like being completely off the grid. Does Lloyd Austin go 478 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: M I A on a regular basis? And how often 479 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,719 Speaker 1: does that happen? That's the question that should be being 480 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: asked here. But is he described like I don't know 481 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: how he keeps his job? How the how the commander 482 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: in chief can say this guy is doing a great job. 483 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: This is one of the worst things. Let me rephrase 484 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: it this way. You would fire a nanny, you would 485 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: fire a babysitter. You would fire a basic minimum wage 486 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: employee if they didn't show up for work three days 487 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 1: in a row and didn't call, didn't text, and didn't 488 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: tell you where they were, right, you would do that, 489 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: Like if you had an employee that just went off 490 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: the grid for three days and didn't tell you, and 491 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: their excuse was, oh, well, I went to the hospital 492 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: and I could have told you beforehand, because it wasn't like, 493 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm in a car wreck and I'm incapacitating 494 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: and I can't call you or my cell phone was 495 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: left in the car as they rushed me to the er, 496 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: right Like in that type of scenario, I could even 497 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: get there, But not even for three days unless you're incapacitated. Literally, 498 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 1: this guy knew he was going to be in the hospital. 499 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: This guy knew there were complications and he and still 500 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: he didn't disclose it. So the question is why why 501 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: did he not disclose it? That's the question that all 502 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 1: of the media should be should be asking. And listen 503 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: to this follow up question from Scarborough. Is it whack 504 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: job liberal? 505 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 6: Yes? 506 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 4: Can I ask you, do you have it confirmed? 507 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 13: Is it rock solid confirmed that the Secretary of Defense 508 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 13: did not notify the Commander in chief. 509 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 4: That he was not at his post for three days? 510 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 4: Is that confirmed it is? Are we going to hear, Oh, 511 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 4: they talked on the side, and no. 512 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 13: Are you hearing from the White House that the Commander 513 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 13: in chief was unaware of the fact that the Secretary of. 514 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 14: Defense was not at his post for three days. We 515 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 14: and others have reported for days now that President Biden 516 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 14: did not know. So if suddenly another narrative was to 517 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 14: be presented, that's not one known to not just reporters, 518 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 14: but senior White House staff, there's no belief that Secretary 519 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 14: of Defense Austin notified President Biden about what had happened. Now, 520 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 14: the two men have spoken, and we are told by 521 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 14: senior officials that for now, Secretary of Austin's job is safe. 522 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 14: We know that President Biden does not like firing people. 523 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 14: We know President Biden is fond of Secretary Austin. We 524 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 14: also know President Biden is very proud of the continuity. 525 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 14: Has had no very little turnover in his senior staff 526 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 14: since taking office. In fact, only one cabinet member departure, 527 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 14: which is pretty remarkable heading in here into his fourth 528 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 14: year in office. And I think also because this is 529 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 14: such a tense time around the globe, there's a sense 530 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 14: that this would not be a good time to change 531 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 14: leadership at the Pentagon, so things, of course could change. 532 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 14: There's been an a real uproar from both Republicans, but 533 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 14: also we should note some Democrats about the real breakdown 534 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 14: in communication here, and there's explanations that start dav of 535 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 14: Austin is a very private man. He doesn't like talking 536 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 14: about things regarding his personal life and a health issue 537 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 14: like this. That said, it is a breakdown in the 538 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 14: chain of command, and there will be continue to be 539 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 14: real questions raised as to what happened, even if for now, 540 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 14: and I stress for now, Sartory of Austin's job seems. 541 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: Secure, seems secure. I don't believe that White House is 542 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: going to fire him. I think going to say, who 543 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: get a crap? Just like the way they're running the government, 544 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: who cares? Who gives a crap? Was national security at risk? Yes, 545 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: if you know what hit the fan? Were we not prepared? Yes, 546 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: we were not prepared. Was there a breakdown literally in 547 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: the chain of commander of our government for days now 548 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: twenty four hours, not forty eight, but seventy two plus hours. Yes, 549 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: this is what you get with a Biden administration, zero accountability, 550 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: and national security at risk, just like our open southern border. 551 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 2: Make sure you share this podcast with your family and friends. 552 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: Please write us a five star review that makes a 553 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: huge difference for us of being able to see new 554 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: audience members. 555 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 2: And we'll see you back here tomorrow morning.