{"id":1974847,"date":"2023-07-17T04:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tuberville-fight-escalates-amid-pentagon-promotions-pileup\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T04:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:58:15","slug":"biden-tuberville-fight-escalates-amid-pentagon-promotions-pileup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tuberville-fight-escalates-amid-pentagon-promotions-pileup\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Tuberville feud intensifies over Pentagon promotions backlog."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-tuberville-fight-escalates-amid-pentagon-promotions-pileup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Alabama Senator Takes \u2063on\u200c the \u2064White\u200c House<\/h2>\n<p>An\u2063 Alabama\u2064 senator \u2062is capturing \u200cthe \u200cattention of the White House these days. \u200dSenator\u200b Tommy\u2062 Tuberville (R-AL) has been making\u2062 headlines \u2062and drawing the ire\u200b of President\u200b Joe Biden \u200band his \u200cteam. The tension between them \u200dhas\u200b been escalating \u2062in\u2064 recent\u200b weeks, \u200cwith Biden\u2063 officials\u2063 openly\u2063 criticizing \u2064the former \u2062college \u2064football coach.<\/p>\n<h3>Stalling Military Promotions<\/h3>\n<p>Tuberville has \u2063been\u200c causing delays in military\u2064 promotions\u2063 for months \u200ddue to his \u200dopposition to\u2062 a \u2062Defense Department \u200bpolicy that\u200d covers \u200bexpenses \u2064for military\u2064 personnel seeking \u200dabortions. This \u2062has resulted in\u200c over\u200d 250 promotions\u200b being \u200baffected, \u2062and \u200bfor\u200c the \u2064first time \u2063in over \u200ba century, the Marine\u2063 Corps\u2063 is \u200dwithout a commandant.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing \u2062backlash, Tuberville, \u2062who \u2062still\u200c identifies himself as &#8220;coach,&#8221; remains\u2063 steadfast in his\u200c position. He believes that Biden is overstepping his boundaries, stating that &#8220;you can&#8217;t dictate a law. It&#8217;s supposed \u2062to\u2062 go through us,&#8221; in an interview with\u200b Politico.<\/p>\n<h3>Clashing on Multiple\u2062 Fronts<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200cdisagreement between\u2062 Tuberville \u200band Biden extends \u2064beyond the military\u2064 promotion \u200dissue. Biden\u2063 frequently \u2062mentions\u2064 the \u2064senator\u2064 in \u200bhis\u2064 speeches, highlighting Tuberville&#8217;s support for\u200c an \u2062infrastructure \u2064program\u2062 that he\u2064 actually voted against, accusing him \u200dof\u2064 Republican \u200bhypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u200b point\u2063 of \u200dcontention\u200c arose\u200b when \u200cTuberville\u200d made comments on \u2063an \u200cAlabama radio station that\u2064 Democrats interpreted as defending \u2062white nationalism.\u200c The\u200d senator, however, \u200dargues \u2063that \u2062he was\u2063 criticizing \u200cDemocrats&#8217; perception that\u2064 Republicans\u200c and conservatives\u200b are\u2062 white \u2064nationalists.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d war of \u200bwords continued, with Biden \u2063calling Tuberville &#8220;a\u2063 better football coach than a \u200bsenator,&#8221; and Tuberville \u2063firing back \u2063that Biden was &#8220;a better\u200c senator\u200c than a president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Support and Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>While \u2063Senate Minority Leader Mitch\u200d McConnell (R-KY) \u2062publicly \u200bdistanced himself \u200dfrom \u2063Tuberville \u200dby\u200c stating his lack of support\u200c for the promotions \u2062hold, the\u200c senator still enjoys some backing\u2062 from conservatives. Heritage Foundation \u2063Vice\u2063 President Roger Severino \u200cbelieves Tuberville is doing the right thing\u2062 by challenging the Biden administration&#8217;s politicization\u2064 of\u200c the military and its support for\u2062 abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Severino argues\u2063 that the\u200d Department\u200d of\u2063 Defense policy\u2063 not only covers\u200b expenses \u200cfor \u2063abortions\u200b but\u200b also\u200d pays the criminal penalties\u2063 for \u2062military \u200bdoctors\u2063 involved\u2062 in illegal abortions. \u2064He claims that military \u2064readiness remains unaffected,\u200d pointing \u200dto declining recruitment numbers as evidence\u2062 that \u200cBiden&#8217;s approach \u2063is\u200b flawed.<\/p>\n<h3>A Battle of Words<\/h3>\n<p>The latest salvo \u200bfrom\u2064 the White \u2063House came in\u200d the form \u200cof\u200b a statement \u200dfrom\u2064 deputy \u2064press \u2062secretary Andrew\u2062 Bates, \u200bwarning \u200dthat \u200dthe\u200d promotion holdup\u200d could \u2063lead \u200dto a brain \u2064drain at \u2062the \u200cPentagon \u2064and create\u2062 uncertainty for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmaker-blasts-tubervilles-military-hold-up-on-military-promotions-deeply-irresponsible\/\" title=\"Democrat slams Tuberville's military delay: 'Highly irresponsible'\">military \u2063members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, \u200bthe \u2064House of Representatives voted for\u200b a version of the\u200b National\u2064 Defense\u2064 Authorization \u200cAct that would \u200bend \u200cthe department&#8217;s abortion policies\u200c and \u200celiminate\u2064 diversity and \u200binclusion programs.\u2062 However, National\u200b Security Council coordinator John\u200d Kirby\u200d indicated \u2062that\u2062 Biden\u200b is unlikely \u200dto sign \u2064it.<\/p>\n<p>The debate \u2063between \u200dTuberville \u2062and\u200d the Biden administration \u2064has \u200cbeen\u200c ongoing \u2063for months, \u200band\u200c neither\u2063 side seems willing \u200cto\u2063 back \u200ddown.\u2062 Kirby previously \u2062expressed concerns about\u200d the promotion row, stating that it \u2062could\u200d have\u2062 global ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville\u200c remains \u200bfirm in his stance, emphasizing in a\u2062 Fox News op-ed that the\u200c Pentagon has been using taxpayer dollars for \u200ctravel and paid time\u200c off \u2063for servicemembers\u2063 and their families \u200cto obtain \u2064abortions without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-request-2k-national-guard-troops-for-an-extra-60-days\/\" title=\"Capitol Police request 2K National Guard troops for an extra 60 days\">proper authorization<\/a>\u200d or appropriation from Congress. He\u200b warns against \u2064politicizing\u200b the \u2063military, highlighting its\u2064 role as a \u2062nonpolitical institution \u200dthat \u2062has \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tuberville-fight-escalates-amid-pentagon-promotions-pileup\/\" title=\"Biden-Tuberville feud intensifies over Pentagon promotions backlog.\">effectively deterred\u200d large-scale\u200c war<\/a>\u2062 since\u2064 1945.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click \u200dhere<\/a> to\u2063 read more from \u2062The\u2064 Washington \u2064Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has become a growing concern for the White House. 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