Peter Doocy leaves Kirby stuttering when he asks the two most important questions about the Lloyd Austin cover-up

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked on Tuesday two of the most important questions about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret ICU hospitalization.

At the White House press briefing, reporters grilled spokesman John Kirby with questions about the cover-up, and, for the most part, Kirby provided satisfactory answers acknowledging the significant problems with the situation.

Enter Doocy, who confronted Kirby with two blunt — but very necessary — questions.

"Why should we believe anything that this administration tells us about anything ever again?" he asked.

The question left Kirby stuttering.

"I think we all recognize, and I think the Pentagon has been very, very honest with themselves about ... uh ... the um ... the challenge to credibility by what has transpired here and by what ... and by ... uh ... uh ... how ... how ... how hard it was for them to be fully transparent with the American people," Kirby responded. "We all recognize that this didn't unfold the way it should have."

Doocy followed up with the proverbial elephant in the room.

"But if the administration is going to go to such great lengths to keep secrets about the defense secretary's health, how can anybody be certain that the administration would not go to the same lengths to keep secret problems with President Biden's health in the future?" the Fox News reporter asked.

"If you could logically argue — and you can't — but if you could logically argue —" Kirby began.

"He's 81 years old!" Doocy interjected.

"If — if — the administration made some sort of Machiavellian effort across the board to keep this from getting public, then I think your question has merit and certainly is a fair one. I don't think it's a fair one because that's not what happened here," Kirby responded.

Doocy's question is important because, despite medical assessments declaring Biden in good health, Americans generally believe Biden is too old for the job, pointing to several falls and his frequent bouts of appearing verbally incoherent in public.

Considering that Biden could win re-election, it's critical the American people know their government will be honest if Biden battles health complications.

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Remember, when Biden entered office, then-press secretary Jen Psaki promised that Biden's administration would "bring transparency and truth back to government."

This scandal is the latest example proving the administration has failed to deliver on that promise.

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