CNN Obtains 911 Call for Secretary Austin To Be Taken to Hospital

TAPPER New audio of ░░░░░░░░ 911 call the latest ░░░░░░░░ in the efforts to ░░░░░░░░ the health status of ░░░░░░░░ U S Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ secret In a critical ░░░░░░░░ with multiple wars raging ░░░░░░░░ the world Oren Liebermann ░░░░░░░░ on how this latest ░░░░░░░░ adds to growing questions ░░░░░░░░ around personal privacy as ░░░░░░░░ as the public s ░░░░░░░░ to know who is ░░░░░░░░ the largest military and ░░░░░░░░ in the world Clip ░░░░░░░░ 911 OPERATOR Fairfax County ░░░░░░░░ where is your emergency ░░░░░░░░ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ░░░░░░░░ hospitalization was a secret ░░░░░░░░ the start At 7 ░░░░░░░░ PM on New Year ░░░░░░░░ Day an aide to ░░░░░░░░ called 911 UNKNOWN My ░░░░░░░░ is redacted And I ░░░░░░░░ for redacted LIEBERMANN In ░░░░░░░░ recording of the call ░░░░░░░░ by CNN the aide ░░░░░░░░ name is redacted so ░░░░░░░░ Austin s but the ░░░░░░░░ matches the address of ░░░░░░░░ Defense Secretary s home ░░░░░░░░ aide asks the 911 ░░░░░░░░ for the ambulance to ░░░░░░░░ silent a request any ░░░░░░░░ can make UNKNOWN Can ░░░░░░░░ ask can an ambulance ░░░░░░░░ show up with light ░░░░░░░░ sirens We re trying ░░░░░░░░ remain a little subtle ░░░░░░░░ The dispatcher acknowledges the ░░░░░░░░ but says the ambulance ░░░░░░░░ fully comply 911 OPERATOR ░░░░░░░░ I understand Yeah usually ░░░░░░░░ they turn into a ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood they ll turn ░░░░░░░░ off but they are ░░░░░░░░ by law to run ░░░░░░░░ them with the main ░░░░░░░░ LIEBERMANN On Wednesday the ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t say why ░░░░░░░░ s aide wanted the ░░░░░░░░ to be subtle RYDER ░░░░░░░░ re reviewing this The ░░░░░░░░ has again taken responsibility ░░░░░░░░ terms of the need ░░░░░░░░ transparency as it relates ░░░░░░░░ his medical care LIEBERMANN ░░░░░░░░ was taken to Walter ░░░░░░░░ National Military Medical Center ░░░░░░░░ complications from a surgery ░░░░░░░░ treat prostate cancer on ░░░░░░░░ 22nd a diagnosis that ░░░░░░░░ t immediately disclosed to ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden or other ░░░░░░░░ national security officials 911 ░░░░░░░░ Is he reporting any ░░░░░░░░ pain at all UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 911 OPERATOR Okay Did ░░░░░░░░ pass out or does ░░░░░░░░ feel like he s ░░░░░░░░ to pass out UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ no 911 OPERATOR Okay ░░░░░░░░ like you said he ░░░░░░░░ awake he s alert ░░░░░░░░ oriented he s not ░░░░░░░░ or anything like that ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN Correct LIEBERMANN One ░░░░░░░░ later Austin was admitted ░░░░░░░░ the Intensive Care Unit ░░░░░░░░ would be another 48 ░░░░░░░░ before the president knew ░░░░░░░░ was in the hospital ░░░░░░░░ more day after that ░░░░░░░░ Congress and the public ░░░░░░░░ notified But Austin s ░░░░░░░░ diagnosis with prostate cancer ░░░░░░░░ occurred in early December ░░░░░░░░ t known until January ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Do you have ░░░░░░░░ in Secretary Austin Biden ░░░░░░░░ do Reporter Was it ░░░░░░░░ lapse in judgment for ░░░░░░░░ not to tell you ░░░░░░░░ Biden Yes LIEBERMANN Austin ░░░░░░░░ two weeks at Walter ░░░░░░░░ Medical Center at a ░░░░░░░░ time for U S ░░░░░░░░ security The war in ░░░░░░░░ raged into its fourth ░░░░░░░░ Iranian proxies attacked international ░░░░░░░░ in the Red Sea ░░░░░░░░ launched more attacks on ░░░░░░░░ S forces in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Syria And the U ░░░░░░░░ carried out strikes against ░░░░░░░░ Houthis in Yemen which ░░░░░░░░ authorized from the hospital ░░░░░░░░ ends LIEBERMANN Now there ░░░░░░░░ two reviews ongoing into ░░░░░░░░ lack of notification the ░░░░░░░░ of transparency here one ░░░░░░░░ the office of the ░░░░░░░░ of defense and one ░░░░░░░░ the DOD inspector general ░░░░░░░░ at this point Defense ░░░░░░░░ Lloyd Austin is doing ░░░░░░░░ work from home where ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon says he has ░░░░░░░░ capabilities and the ability ░░░░░░░░ access secure communications as ░░░░░░░░ by his job At ░░░░░░░░ point Jake no word ░░░░░░░░ when we ll see ░░░░░░░░ back in the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ time TAPPER Oren Liebermann ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon for us ░░░░░░░░ so much.”