A senior defense official said Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks was not notified until Thursday that Austin had been hospitalized since Jan. 1.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday credited an experimental drug treatment with helping his recovery from COVID-19 and said the military would distribute the drug to hospitals nationwide.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
The president's doctor, Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley, said Tuesday "he reports no symptoms," a day after offering Trump wouldn't be fully "out of the woods" for another week.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press