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OBSTRUCTOR: Defense Secretary SLAMS Sen. Tuberville over his Pentagon nominations block

OBSTRUCTOR: Defense Secretary SLAMS Sen. Tuberville over his Pentagon nominations block

Defense Secretary SLAMS Sen. Tuberville over his blocking of Pentagon nominations

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-An Alabama capybara farm) is one of the more egregious examples of Trumperdom in Congress, putting his cultish devotion to the Orange Menace ahead of literally everything else.

Tuberville firmly remains in the “Trump Wuz Robbed” camp while also being one of the most staunch anti-abortion members of the Senate, which is how we got to him holding up more than 100 Pentagon nominations over its policies regarding its employees’ healthcare.

DOG WHISTLING: This Alabama senator said the quiet part out loud
“Momma always said, Stupid is as stupid does”

Tommy Tuberculosis can’t handle the truth that the Department of Defense covers expenses and any other needs for any troops who have to travel to obtain an abortion.

The Pentagon allows for the once-legal medical procedure in cases of rape or incest, or if the health of the mother is in danger, a policy announced in October 2022.

Terrible Tommy also just can’t abide the thought of saving the life of the host body down there in Alabamastan, y’all.

At a hearing of the Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the guy politicizing the military hearings said “I’m not going to let our military be politicized.”

This stunt he’s pulling is putting our national defense in jeopardy, according to our Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, who owned Tuberville easily at the hearing because he has these pesky things called facts on his side.

The retired general cited the multiple threats to America from Russia, China, and Iran, saying that there are “a number of things happening globally that indicate that we could be in a contest on any one given day.”

Austin continued laying the blame on the Republican holdout.

“Not approving the recommendations for promotions actually creates a ripple effect through the force that makes us far less ready than we need to be,” he said. “I really implore you to reconsider and allow our nominations to move forward. It will make a significant difference for our force.”

This probably won’t have any effect on Tuberville, because he sucks.

Thankfully, Senate Democrats are onto him and are calling him out.

Which also probably won’t have any effect, because Tommy Tuberville sucks.

Seeing it for yourself is really something, too.

Follow Tara Dublin on Twitter @taradublinrocks.

Editor’s note: This is an opinion column that solely reflects the opinions of the author.

Tara Dublin
Tara is a reported opinion columnist at Occupy Democrats. She's a woefully underappreciated and unrepresented writer currently shopping for a super cool novel that has nothing to do with politics while also fighting fascism on a daily. Follow her on Twitter @taradublinrocks

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