Congressman to Secretary Austin: 'You've embarrassed us'

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has acknowledged there was "a breakdown in notifications" about his January hospital stay during a contentious Thursday hearing.

The Pentagon chief has been pressed by lawmakers for not informing the White House, with one calling the failure an "embarrassment".

Secretary Austin failed to disclose his prostrate cancer surgery and subsequent hospital stay to both President Joe Biden and his deputy at the Pentagon.

1 March 2024