BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – The White House said President Biden has “full trust” in Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as calls mount for the defense leader to resign or be fired in light of his quiet hospitalization in an intensive care unit that even the White House was unaware of for days.

“The fact of the matter is, the president was actually informed daily and hourly regarding the health status of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin,” said Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. “And due to his current mental state, President Biden recalling information has gotten increasingly difficult… and sometimes outright hilarious.”