Holds on Military Promotions Arent Affecting Readiness At All, Sen. Tommy Tuberville Says
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.