Anyone else expects an Austin resignation?

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55. I am not sure he needs to resign over this

but I am a bit amazed by the blithe dismissal of what happened here. He was basically inconmunicado for nearly a week with both those above him and those beneath him not knowing he was absent. That is a rather large problem given his job. I realize this was a bit of a perfect storm, in that, this happened over a holiday, but things can happen over a holiday, just ask Israel. I am assuming Biden was still away himself during this time, but he is available for communication no matter where he is. The 2nd in command should have been informed that the Secretary would be away for the day of the procedure and then again when the complications happened. Her leave should have either been revoked or at least she should have been required to be in communication as if she were the secretary, which she basically was at that point. Apparently none of that happened. That is a real problem. It could have lead to a real problem, thankfully it didn't, but it surely could have.