{"id":1028443,"date":"2023-12-05T16:46:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028443"},"modified":"2024-05-16T18:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T18:00:02","slug":"breaking-tommy-tuberville-has-no-regrets-after-partially-retreating-in-monthslong-military-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-tommy-tuberville-has-no-regrets-after-partially-retreating-in-monthslong-military-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tommy Tuberville Has \u201cNo Regrets\u201d After Partially Retreating in Monthslong Military Blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Senator Tommy Tuberville beginning to retreat from his shameful monthslong military blockade, <\/em>DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore than nine <\/strong>months into his military blockade that is disrespecting America\u2019s servicemembers, threatening our national security, and undermining military preparedness, Tommy Tuberville said he has \u2018no regrets\u2019 as he began to retreat from his shameful political stunt that put anti-abortion extremism ahead of our troops. Let\u2019s be clear: Tuberville\u2019s blockade isn\u2019t over, and it has been made possible with the unwavering support of Donald Trump. The level of disrespect Trump and Tuberville continue to show our military and our allies in the name of anti-abortion extremism is unforgivable, and voters won\u2019t soon forget.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After months of blocking hundreds of key military promotions and nominations all in the name of anti-abortion extremism, Tommy Tuberville has partially let up in his crusade against our military readiness and said that he has \u201cno regrets about any of this.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTommy Tuberville announced Tuesday he’s dropping most of his months-long holds on military officer nominations in the Senate, backing down from his vow to block them until the Pentagon changes an internal abortion policy. The Alabama Republican plans to continue his holds on 12 four-star general nominees, he told reporters, but will release the rest effective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Desidero, Punchbowl News<\/a>: \u201cTUBERVILLE concedes he lost & got nothing in return: \u201cWe didn\u2019t get the win that we wanted. We\u2019ve still got the bad [abortion] policy. We tried to stand up for the taxpayers\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Tuberville tells me he has no regrets about any of this\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cMilitary leaders and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have blasted Tuberville, saying that the hold harms national security and military readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuberville received unwavering support in his extreme blockade from Donald Trump and other 2024 MAGA Republicans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AL.com<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump<\/strong> praised Tuberville over the votes on Truth Social: \u2018BIG WIN FOR TOMMY. Unlike McConnell and his group of automatic Democrat YES VOTES, Tommy T is willing to take on the Radical Left Fascists & Thugs that are destroying our Country. What a difference!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/strong> backed Sen. Tommy Tuberville\u2019s months-long blockade on military nominations on Thursday, saying that the Pentagon\u2019s abortion policy would \u2018go out the window\u2019 if he wins the presidency.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cGOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley<\/strong> took aim at the Defense Department for beginning a policy at the center of Sen. Tommy Tuberville\u2019s (R-Ala.) hold on 300-plus military promotions in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy<\/strong> becomes latest GOP presidential candidate to back Tuberville military hold\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis and Ramaswamy last month doubled down on their defense of Tuberville.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Politics<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis<\/strong> backs Tommy Tuberville in ongoing skirmish with Senate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mika Brzezinski<\/a>: \u201cDo you think that Senator Tuberville should lift the blockade that he\u2019s put on military promotions?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis<\/strong>: \u201cNo.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cOn a broader set of grounds, it\u2019s justified, where we have people put in charge of our military in positions of authority that are fundamentally ill-equipped to lead this nation forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite releasing his hold on hundreds of stalled military appointments, Tuberville continues to block the confirmation of a number of four-star generals. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cThe Alabama lawmaker told reporters he will lift his hold on all positions except for four-star generals, clearing the way for hundreds of stalled military appointments to be confirmed en bloc as soon as later Tuesday. \u2018I’m releasing everybody — I’ve still got a hold on, I think, 11 four-star generals. Everybody else is completely released from me,\u2019 Tuberville said. \u2018Other than that, it’s over.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentagon officials last month slammed Tuberville for his blockade in the wake of a top Marine\u2019s hospitalization.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201c\u2018This is outrageous\u2019: Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPentagon officials have been frustrated for months over an Alabama senator\u2019s blockade of more than 300 senior military nominations. But after the Marine Corps chief was hospitalized over the weekend, that frustration is turning into rage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior DOD official<\/a>: \u201cThis is outrageous. \u2026 I cannot help but think \u2026 that Tuberville\u2019s unnecessary stress that he\u2019s put on the situation where you don\u2019t have a backup \u2026 has added a level of complexity and danger to an already bad situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201c25 officers have had their retirements deferred due to the hold, including five who have had to do it twice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Senator Tommy Tuberville beginning to retreat from his shameful monthslong military blockade, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement:  \u201cMore than nine months into his military blockade that is disrespecting America\u2019s servicemembers, threatening our national security, and undermining military preparedness, Tommy Tuberville said he has \u2018no regrets\u2019 as he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1028443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING: Tommy Tuberville Has \u201cNo Regrets\u201d After Partially Retreating in Monthslong Military Blockade - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-tommy-tuberville-has-no-regrets-after-partially-retreating-in-monthslong-military-blockade\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-05T16:46:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-16T18:00:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-tommy-tuberville-has-no-regrets-after-partially-retreating-in-monthslong-military-blockade\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-tommy-tuberville-has-no-regrets-after-partially-retreating-in-monthslong-military-blockade\/\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: Tommy Tuberville Has \u201cNo Regrets\u201d After Partially Retreating in Monthslong Military Blockade - 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