Senate Republicans are challenging Senator Tommy Tuberville's block on military nominations, leading to a vote and frustration with Tuberville's intransigence. The Senate confirmed Christopher Mahoney as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps in an 86-0 vote. Adm. Lisa Franchetti was confirmed as the new head of the Navy. Tuberville's spokesperson asked anti-abortion groups to threaten GOP senators with primary challenges if they support efforts to overcome his military holds. Tuberville is blocking military promotions, prompting backlash and plans from other senators to go around his blockade. The Senate confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bypassing Tuberville's hold.
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We knew Tommy Tuberville was incompetent, but insulting leader of the Marines is galling https://t.co/AwAzkcjibM
Republicans have had it with Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions. And after publicly putting pressure on the Alabama Republican to lift his hold on hundreds of officers, GOP senators are plotting new ways to break the impasse. https://t.co/ba4FxDMTuK https://t.co/Fc3yMPWXZw
Responding to questions about a top military leader's heart attack amidst his one-man blockade on nominations, Senator Tommy Tuberville claimed he worked just as hard as a college football coach as the people who run the US military. Read more: https://t.co/cZbTshmyGm
Alabama senator Katie Britt on Tommy Tuberville’s delay of military nominees: ‘First, we have to protect life’ https://t.co/mDrDcQabce
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Fox's Jennifer Griffin Blasts Tommy Tuberville For 'Insulting Marines Who Make Life and Death Decisions Everyday' https://t.co/SktDR5QWhO
Biden wants this woke colonel to be a general but Sen. Tuberville is blocking his promotion cuz of the Pentagon's abortion policy. Check out the good colonel's thoughts on "racial injustice." https://t.co/f9qlefsJJ7 https://t.co/f9qlefsJJ7
Ronna McDaniel says she disagrees with what Tuberville is doing holding up military promotions. https://t.co/X5GqaQY8GU
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Senate confirms 3 military officers as Sen. Tuberville holds up hundreds more https://t.co/R8wV1TqbzX https://t.co/wd4qZ7qxNx
A spokesperson for Sen. Tuberville has sparked a backlash from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville's blockade of military promotions. https://t.co/9fMUBaiIAw
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate is considering to go around Tuberville https://t.co/ua3N1drq1s
Admiral Lisa Franchetti became the head of the US Navy - she became the first woman on the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and in the post of “naval commander” https://t.co/BeRgZdSDJa
A spokesperson for Sen. Tuberville has sparked a backlash from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville's blockade of military promotions. https://t.co/PCWOCBZnMH
A group of Senate Democrats is aiming to sidestep an Alabama Republican's blockade on hundreds of high-level military promotions by allowing the Senate to vote on all the nominees at once. https://t.co/nTMLwCYF4r
Admiral Lisa Franchetti makes history as first woman to lead US Navy https://t.co/JCPdKluS6Q https://t.co/7GuhXId0Zn
Biden Air Force Nominee Claimed ‘White Colonels’ Are The ‘Biggest Barriers’ To Change In The Military https://t.co/2ET40S85IN
Biden Air Force Nominee Claimed ‘White Colonels’ Are The ‘Biggest Barriers’ To Change In The Military https://t.co/DRizmkVTs5
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A spokesperson for Sen. Tuberville has sparked a backlash from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville's blockade of military promotions. https://t.co/hNoMCO3ckU
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate is considering to go around Tuberville’s military promotion blockade: https://t.co/HFuEhwhuVH
“[Tommy] Tuberville is definitely agitating me.” VF’s @abigailtracy reports as veterans reject Tommy Tuberville’s crusade to change Pentagon abortion travel policy by blocking hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Read more: https://t.co/nzU4aJMatB
The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/dl0LWbQ40V
Senate confirms first woman to top Navy post, bypassing Tuberville blockade https://t.co/ibjpyfXj6R
On this week’s Uncovered, I went on a bit of a rant about Tommy Tuberville after the Marine Commandant’s heart attack. Link to full show here: https://t.co/P89kKqqkY6 https://t.co/mJmchDffiU
Tuberville Scoffs at Military Leaders Working 20 Hours a Day: 'I Did That for Years' – As a Football Coach https://t.co/pOIvSVCVmy
A spokesperson for Sen. Tuberville has sparked a backlash from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville's blockade of military promotions. https://t.co/BE4PNK1yiz
The Senate makes its own rules. They could stop Tuberville's nonsense any time they want. https://t.co/ae20Wku8oY
The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/JTO4NKNk3o
I am thrilled that Admiral Lisa Franchetti has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as @USNavyCNO. She is a superb leader, and it has been an honor to work with her on #AUKUS in @DeptofDefense. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/CBQ3nWj4n7
To be clear, I do not support Tommy Tuberville holding up the promotions of over 300 flag officers. That’s isn’t near far enough. All 300 of those officers should be run out of the military along with everyone else O-6 and above. That’s a good start.
1) DefSec Austin on Senate confirming some nominees despite uberville blockade: I'm glad the Senate..confirmed Adm Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations, Gen David Allvin as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Chris Mahoney as Asst Commandant of the Marine Corps
Senate Republicans are finally sick of Tommy Tuberville. Several of his colleagues in the Senate challenged his block on military nominations by forcing a vote Wednesday evening, and voiced their frustration with Tuberville’s intransigence. https://t.co/px9U78gFHV
From colleague Tyler Olson. GOP AK Sen Sullivan plans to go back to the flr next week with a batch of 70 military promotions which Tuberville is blocking.
Tommy Tuberville said blaming the Marine Commandant’s heart attack on working 18-20 hours a day is wrong because he worked that much as a football coach: “Come on, give me a break. I did that for years.” Story …https://t.co/o2Qh6WumF0
In a 86-0 vote, the U.S. Senate confirms Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney as General and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. https://t.co/gvuSh7Ezfs
Tensions are boiling among female veterans over Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of almost 400 military officers. “It’s about controlling what women do. It’s about controlling their reproductive health,” one veteran tells VF’s @abigailtracy. Read more: https://t.co/UVOAA7Csbu
WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds briefing after Adm. Lisa Franchetti confirmed as new head of Navy https://t.co/MaX3AWf5cF
Dialing up the heat: Sen. Tuberville’s spox asked anti-abortion groups to "make clear" that GOP senators risk primary challenges if they support an effort to overcome his military holds over a Pentagon abortion policy, per email @burgessev scooped. https://t.co/qcuai1Xvil
Senate confirms Christopher Mahoney to be Asst Commandant of the Marine Corps, 86-0