Holds on Military Promotions Arent Affecting Readiness At All, Sen. Tommy Tuberville Says
b'Republican\\xa0Sen. Tommy Tuberville\\xa0doesn\\u2019t appear bothered by criticism from those who say his blocking of military promotions over a Defense Department policy relating to abortion funding is \\u201cunprecedented.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI don\\u2019t care what they say. I was an elected senator from the state of Alabama,\\u201d says Tuberville, who won his Senate seat in November 2020.\\xa0\\n\\u201cAgain, if I was affecting readiness \\u2026 I do truly believe in our military and the things that we knew to be prepared. We\\u2019re as prepared now as we were last March, when I started this. It\\u2019s not affecting readiness at all,\\u201d Tuberville says, adding:\\xa0\\nI\\u2019ve had military personnel call me. I\\u2019ve had veterans. I had a letter from 5,000 veterans that said, \\u201cWe\\u2019re all behind you, Coach. Keep on doing this. We do not need a woke military.\\u201dTuberville joins today\\u2019s episode of \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to discuss why he\\u2019s against the\\xa0Defense Department policy\\xa0on abortion and his subsequent efforts to block military promotions; whether he has spoken with anyone at\\xa0the Pentagon\\xa0about the policy; and Title IX as it relates to biological males taking part in girls\\u2019 and women\\u2019s athletics.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'