{"id":2019407,"date":"2023-09-01T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-becomes-latest-gop-presidential-candidate-to-back-tuberville-military-hold\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:08:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:08:50","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-becomes-latest-gop-presidential-candidate-to-back-tuberville-military-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-becomes-latest-gop-presidential-candidate-to-back-tuberville-military-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy supports Tuberville&#8217;s military hold, joins GOP presidential race."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-becomes-latest-gop-presidential-candidate-to-back-tuberville-military-hold%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=2019407&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>Republican \u200cCandidate Vivek Ramaswamy \u200dSupports Sen. Tuberville&#8217;s Protest Against Pentagon&#8217;s\u2063 Reproductive Healthcare\u200d Policy<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has joined the \u2064ranks\u200b of those supporting\u2063 Sen. Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s \u200c(R-AL) protest \u2063against the Department of Defense&#8217;s reproductive healthcare policy. This policy, announced in response to the Supreme \u200dCourt&#8217;s reversal of Roe v. Wade, aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/levis-will-reimburse-some-employees-for-abortion-related-travel-expenses\/\" title=\"Levi\u2019s Will Reimburse Some Employees For Abortion-Related Travel Expenses\">reimburse travel expenses<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-becomes-latest-gop-presidential-candidate-to-back-tuberville-military-hold\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy supports Tuberville's military hold, joins GOP presidential race.\">service members seeking\u2064 reproductive healthcare procedures<\/a> not\u200d covered\u2063 by\u2064 the Military Health System.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tuberville, who believes \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-under-fire-for-legally-questionable-racial-quota-system\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola Under Fire for Legally Questionable Racial Quota System\">policy violates federal law<\/a>, \u2064has \u2062been obstructing the\u200b Senate&#8217;s ability to \u2063pass military promotions and confirmations since its\u2063 announcement. Despite being in the majority, Senate Democrats have yet to bring individual\u200d nominations to\u200b the floor for a vote to counter Tuberville&#8217;s block.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy \u200crecently\u200c spoke with Tuberville, expressing his gratitude for the\u200b senator&#8217;s courageous stance on the issue. Tuberville&#8217;s communications director, \u2063Steven\u2062 Stafford, \u200chighlighted the endorsements of Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2064 (R-FL) and former Vice\u200d President Mike Pence, who also\u200d support Tuberville&#8217;s \u2064opposition to \u2064the Pentagon&#8217;s taxpayer funding of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200cformer U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, the \u200bonly \u200dGOP presidential candidate \u200dto criticize Tuberville&#8217;s tactics, did\u200d not endorse the Pentagon&#8217;s\u200c current policy \u2062either. Haley emphasized the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-at-odds-over-medicare-expansions-drug-pricing-as-they-race-for-a-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats At Odds Over Medicare Expansions, Drug Pricing As They Race For A Deal\">find alternative ways<\/a> to \u2063address the\u200b issue, stating that the Department of Defense should not be involved in such matters.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon officials\u2063 argue that the policy is about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-groups-push-biden-ed-department-to-upend-trump-campus-sex-harassment-due-process-rules\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Groups Push Biden Ed Department to Upend Trump Campus Sex Harassment Due Process Rules\">ensuring equal access<\/a> to healthcare for\u2064 service members, regardless of their location. While Tuberville remains firm in his opposition, Ramaswamy criticized \u2064Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the secretary of \u2064the Air Force\u2062 and President Joe\u2064 Biden&#8217;s nominee for chairman of the Joint \u2063Chiefs \u2064of Staff, \u2064for\u200d his focus on diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy \u200durged the \u200cU.S. Senate to reject Brown&#8217;s nomination, \u2062citing concerns\u200b about the \u2064impact of increasing racial \u2063discord on the mission, success,\u200b and safety of the military. He called for \u200da chairman who prioritizes defending Americans and \u200dcriticized Brown&#8217;s memo from \u200dlast year, which included demographic breakdown targets.<\/p>\n<p>With over 300 general and flag officer nominations \u2064held up by the Senate, and approximately 650 \u200cmore requiring \u200cconfirmation by the end \u200bof the\u2063 year, the\u2062 Department of\u2064 Defense faces significant leadership\u2062 challenges. Three positions on\u200d the Joint Chiefs of Staff are currently filled by acting\u200c leaders due to \u2062the lack of Senate-confirmed appointments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate, joins Sen. Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s protest against the Department of Defense&#8217;s reproductive healthcare policy. 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