Every living former Pentagon chief from the past quarter-century signed a statement last week saying Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is undermining U.S. security. Now, even Mitch McConnell says he agrees. (via MaddowBlog)
This morning, Democratic leaders released a new letter from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell split from one of his own Republicans on Wednesday over halting quick approval of military promotions -- evidence of some discomfort within the Senate GOP over the ongoing blockade. ... “No, I don’t support putting a hold on military nominations. I don’t support that. As to why, you need to ask Sen. Tuberville,” McConnell told reporters on Wednesday.
As Tuberville sees it, the policy is at odds with existing federal law. He has no background in such matters, and lawyers who know what they're talking about completely disagree, but that hasn't swayed the confused senator.
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