Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized with "emergent bladder issue," Pentagon says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sunday afternoon following symptoms of an "emergent bladder issue," according to the Pentagon. 

"Today, at approximately 2:20 pm, 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 Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement Sunday afternoon. 

The statement said that the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, White House, and Congress have been notified.