The chorus of people calling for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign over a secretive hospitalization added a Capitol Hill Democrat to their ranks on Wednesday.
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined with Republicans in releasing a statement expressing a lack of confidence in Austin and demanding that he step down.
“I have lost trust in Secretary Lloyd Austin’s leadership of the Defense Department due to the lack of transparency about his recent medical treatment and its impact on the continuity of the chain of command,” Deluzio said in a post to X.
“I have a solemn duty in Congress to conduct oversight of the Defense Department through my service on the House Armed Services Committee. That duty today requires me to call on Secretary Austin to resign,” he added. “I thank Secretary Austin for his leadership and years of…
