Tommy Tuberville sparks fresh outrage with ‘abortions after birth’ comment
1 year, 1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville sparks fresh outrage with ‘abortions after birth’ comment

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tommy Tuberville, the football coach-turned senator from Alabama, has repeated a baseless lie about Democratic-aligned policies on abortion. On Friday, the Republican senator was appearing on a talk show hosted by Kimberly Guilfoyle – girlfriend of former president Donald Trump’s eldest son Don Jr – when he repeated the fact-free assertion that Democrats support policies which would allow abortions “after” a baby is born. Defence officials have said that Mr Tuberville’s holdup of military promotions have left key positions at US command centres unfulfilled at a time of global crisis. Senator Tuberville blocking these promotions is hurting our military.” Mr Tuberville’s ongoing campaign is quickly causing rifts within the GOP Senate caucus.

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Senator Tommy Tuberville blocks promotion of top military commander over defense secretary’s secret hospitalization
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Senator Tommy Tuberville blocks promotion of top military commander over defense secretary’s secret hospitalization

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican senator Tommy Tuberville is once again holding up the …

Tommy Tuberville: The Alabama senator who was punishing the military for being “too woke” has ended his cursed crusade.
55 years ago

Tommy Tuberville: The Alabama senator who was punishing the military for being “too woke” has ended his cursed crusade.

Slate  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his hold on the promotion of more than 400 senior U.S. military officers for one reason only—to avoid abject humiliation, which was about to come his way if he didn’t relent. Tuberville said he would continue to block the swift approval of 11 officers who have been nominated for promotion to four-star general or admiral on …

Tommy Tuberville: 'Admirals and generals' want me to keep blockading military promotions
1 year, 1 month ago

Tommy Tuberville: 'Admirals and generals' want me to keep blockading military promotions

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has no plans to let off his blockade of Senate approvals of military promotions following the Thanksgiving holidays, as his own party grows increasingly angry with him. it’s good to hear from people that are actually doing what they’re doing.” Tuberville has said his blockade, which has resulted in hundreds of key military posts going unfilled or …

GOP senator rebuked by Fox News reporter for 'insulting' comments on Marines
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP senator rebuked by Fox News reporter for 'insulting' comments on Marines

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville drew a rebuke from Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin on Friday over comments he made earlier in the week comparing the duties of a Marine Commandant to his past duties as a college football coach. The comments in question came when Tuberville was asked about the fact that his hold on all military promotions …

Republicans are furious at Tommy Tuberville. He’s not backing down
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans are furious at Tommy Tuberville. He’s not backing down

The Independent  

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Senate Republicans excoriate Tommy Tuberville over military blockade
1 year, 2 months ago

Senate Republicans excoriate Tommy Tuberville over military blockade

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republicans forcefully criticised their Alabama colleague, former college football …

Nicolle Wallace Floored By Tommy Tuberville's Latest 'Profound, Embarrassing Ignorance'
1 year, 3 months ago

Nicolle Wallace Floored By Tommy Tuberville's Latest 'Profound, Embarrassing Ignorance'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace appeared visibly shocked by what she described as the latest display of ignorance from Sen. Tommy Tuberville as he continues to block military promotions in the Senate in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policies. Tuberville told reporters on Tuesday that he was sure that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley would remain in …

House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is ‘paralyzing’ the Pentagon by blocking promotions
1 year, 3 months ago

House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is ‘paralyzing’ the Pentagon by blocking promotions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is “paralyzing the Department of Defense.” …

Some Alabama GOP voters are fed up with Tommy Tuberville's military promotion blockade
1 year, 5 months ago

Some Alabama GOP voters are fed up with Tommy Tuberville's military promotion blockade

Raw Story  

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has for months blocked hundreds of military appointments and promotions from being considered, in an attempt to try to force the Pentagon to drop a policy allowing paid leave for servicemembers who need to travel to states where they can legally obtain abortions. But as CNN reporter Lauren Fox found out, Alabama voters aren't all on …

Letters to the Editor: A Republican takes the military hostage over abortion. What a disgrace
1 year, 5 months ago

Letters to the Editor: A Republican takes the military hostage over abortion. What a disgrace

LA Times  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on May 16. He has no business stalling senior military promotions, including putting a hold on the Senate confirmation of the Marine Corps commandant. To the editor: Tuberville has held up more than 250 routine top-level military promotions because of his opposition to the Pentagon’s abortion policies. Since he …

Iraq veteran: 'Senator Redneck' Tuberville's military blockade is directly hurting Alabama
1 year, 5 months ago

Iraq veteran: 'Senator Redneck' Tuberville's military blockade is directly hurting Alabama

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is remaining firm in his blockade of military appointments and promotions from being considered in the Senate, in protest of a Pentagon policy that allows servicemembers to travel to other states to obtain abortions. But this obstruction could actually begin to hurt his own state, warned founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Paul Reickhoff on …

Tommy Tuberville 'did not have time' to take Defense Secretary's call about ending his blockade
1 year, 5 months ago

Tommy Tuberville 'did not have time' to take Defense Secretary's call about ending his blockade

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been singlehandedly blocking the ability of the military to promote new commanding officers, and now he's not even taking calls to resolve the matter from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports that Austin tried reaching out to Tuberville via the telephone on Thursday but was told that the Alabama senator "did not have time …

Republican senator should drop his ‘irresponsible’ protest and OK military nominees, Biden says
1 year, 5 months ago

Republican senator should drop his ‘irresponsible’ protest and OK military nominees, Biden says

LA Times  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. President Biden on Thursday said it is “irresponsible” of a Republican senator from Alabama to block confirmation of military officers in protest of a Defense Department policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state …

Nicolle Wallace lambasts Tuberville's 'hissy fit': The GOP 'can no longer claim' to be pro-military
1 year, 5 months ago

Nicolle Wallace lambasts Tuberville's 'hissy fit': The GOP 'can no longer claim' to be pro-military

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace lambasted her former party, which, until Donald Trump, she had dedicated her entire professional life to. "Thanks to that one guy, Alabama senator, Tommy Tuberville, and a month's long hissy fit, no such senate-approved replacement exists today," explained Wallace. Wallace described such a move as being like an airline ticket agent "suggesting you ride a bike from …

Mitch McConnell slams Tommy Tuberville for military promotion standoff
1 year, 6 months ago

Mitch McConnell slams Tommy Tuberville for military promotion standoff

Raw Story  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday slammed a GOP senate colleague who has single-handedly blocked military promotions. McConnell said he agrees with the politics behind Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on the promotions of some 250 senior officers, but assailed the Alabama Republican's tactics. McConnell’s comment follows a statement from President Joe Biden on Tuesday criticizing Tuberville over the military …

'It is a mess': GOP's Tommy Tuberville laments after seeing crypto investments go bust
2 years, 1 month ago

'It is a mess': GOP's Tommy Tuberville laments after seeing crypto investments go bust

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday expressed frustration at the state of the cryptocurrency market after he watched the implosion of the FTX exchange in what may have been a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. While speaking at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee meeting, Tuberville, a former college football coach, used a sports analogy to describe his feelings about recent developments …

Morning Joe bashes Tommy Tuberville's 'blatantly racist' and 'morally depraved' Trump rally speech
2 years, 2 months ago

Morning Joe bashes Tommy Tuberville's 'blatantly racist' and 'morally depraved' Trump rally speech

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Sen. Tommy Tuberville's "blatantly racist" remarks over the weekend at a rally for former President Donald Trump. The Alabama Republican claimed Democrats were "pro-crime" because they believe theft is a form of reparations for slavery, and the "Morning Joe" host said the senator's comments were stupid and bigoted. "It's a combination of really remarkably stupid, one …

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