It appears the Nuclear Chain of Command was broken and may have been broken for up to 96 hours. That is a must be fired offense. Was trying to think of the last time that may have happened and cannot think of a time it happened in the last five administrations. When Reagan was shot and Al Haig was claiming to be in charge is the last possible one I can think of.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to hospital - POLITICO Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin transferred his official duties to his deputy after returning Sunday to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder