{"id":2144786,"date":"2024-01-09T18:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicos-who-attacked-tubervilles-abortion-protest-over-military-readiness-are-mia-on-defense-secs-secret-leave\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:17:13","slug":"politicos-who-attacked-tubervilles-abortion-protest-over-military-readiness-are-mia-on-defense-secs-secret-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicos-who-attacked-tubervilles-abortion-protest-over-military-readiness-are-mia-on-defense-secs-secret-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicians silent on Defense Secretary&#8217;s secret leave after criticizing Tuberville&#8217;s abortion protest"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpoliticos-who-attacked-tubervilles-abortion-protest-over-military-readiness-are-mia-on-defense-secs-secret-leave%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=2144786&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>Engaging Paraphrase:<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The same\u2064 figures who used phony \u201cmilitary readiness\u201d claims\u200b to attack Sen. Tommy Tuberville,\u200b R-Ala., for protesting the\u2062 Pentagon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-cancels-pentagons-abortion-policy-setting-up-senate-fight-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"House cancels Pentagon's abortion policy, sparking Senate battle: Week in Photos.\">unlawful abortion policy<\/a> are \u200dmissing in action when it comes to\u200b Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s failure to inform top administration \u2063officials about his hospitalization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last \u2063year, Tuberville took a stand against the Pentagon&#8217;s use of\u2063 taxpayer money for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-sniping-at-tubervilles-dod-abortion-protest-are-cowardly-fools\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Sniping At Tuberville\u2019s DOD Abortion Protest Are Cowardly Fools\">abortion-related travel\u200b expenses<\/a> by slowing down votes on \u2064President Biden&#8217;s military nominees. Instead of confirming nominations \u2064in bulk, \u200cthe GOP senator forced the committee \u200bto vote on each one individually.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his \u200bfight for the \u200cunborn, Tuberville \u2063faced vicious attacks from Democrats and Biden military \u2063officials like Austin,\u200b who baselessly claimed that the senator&#8217;s protest harmed &#8220;military readiness&#8221; and &#8220;national security.&#8221; Even some GOP\u200d senators joined in on the unsubstantiated claims.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville was eventually\u200d forced to abandon his protest after \u200cRepublicans threatened to change \u2064Senate\u200b rules. But while \u200bthese politicians were quick to criticize Tuberville, they have\u200d remained silent on Austin&#8217;s failure to notify the president and\u2062 other officials about \u200chis hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c public and Congress\u200c were unaware \u2062of Austin&#8217;s\u200d hospitalization until recently, and even President Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-armed-services-committee-hearing-on-defense-cooperation-with-taiwan\/\" title=\"House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Taiwan Defense Cooperation\">high-ranking\u2063 officials<\/a> were not briefed until later. This means that the White House was unaware of Austin&#8217;s \u2064absence for three days. Deputy Secretary\u200b of\u2063 Defense Kathleen Hicks, who was in Puerto \u2063Rico at\u2064 the time, \u2062was also unaware until later.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Schumer&#8217;s baseless claims that Tuberville&#8217;s actions would \u200d&#8221;weaken our \u200cnational security,&#8221;\u2062 he \u200chas yet to criticize Austin for his\u200b negligence. Other politicians who attacked\u200b Tuberville, like Sen. Jack Reed, have \u200bissued weak statements about being &#8220;concerned&#8221; but are glad that Austin is \u200d&#8221;taking responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republican senators who joined in attacking Tuberville, such as Sullivan, \u2063Graham, and Romney, have also failed to condemn Austin&#8217;s misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s \u200dironic that these officials, who claim to care about &#8220;military\u2064 readiness,&#8221; are \u200bnot \u200bbothered by the absence of the second-highest-ranking military official in the country without any public notification, let alone informing the president.<\/p>\n<p>Austin&#8217;s\u200b secret medical episode, along with Biden&#8217;s mental decline, reveals a troubling reality where \u200bunknown and ineffective bureaucrats are left to handle the \u200ccountry&#8217;s \u2064biggest\u2064 international crises.<\/p>\n<p>If only these representatives showed as much \u2063concern\u200c for real national security issues instead of launching\u2062 baseless attacks on a senator defending\u2063 life.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary\u200c Washington. His\u2064 work has been featured in various outlets, including \u2064RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, \u200band Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Senator Tuberville&#8217;s \u200dprincipled stand on the use of taxpayer money for <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\">abortion-related travel expenses<\/a> differ from \u200cDefense Secretary Austin&#8217;s failure to inform top administration officials about his hospitalization, \u200dand what was the\u2062 resulting \u200bbacklash each\u2062 faced?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He senator faced backlash for his \u2064principled stand, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is facing\u200d scrutiny for \u200cfailing to inform top administration \u200dofficials about his hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>The double standard in this\u200d situation is clear. When Tuberville protested the Pentagon&#8217;s policy on the use of \u2064taxpayer \u2064money for abortion-related travel expenses, he \u2062was attacked and accused of harming military\u200d readiness and \u200dnational security. These claims \u200cwere baseless and were used as a\u200b means to undermine his \u200dlegitimate concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his fight for the unborn, Tuberville faced vicious\u2062 attacks from Democrats and Biden\u200b military officials, including Austin. These attacks not only sought to discredit the senator&#8217;s \u200dstance but also aimed to silence any dissenting voices on \u2062this issue. Even\u200c some Republican senators joined in on the unsubstantiated claims, further perpetuating the false narrative that Tuberville&#8217;s \u200cprotest was detrimental to\u200c military operations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing these \u200cunfair criticisms, \u200cTuberville \u2063stood firm in his convictions. He \u2063refused to\u200d back down and continued to fight for what he believed was\u200d right. \u200dHowever, he was eventually forced \u2064to abandon his protest after Republicans threatened\u2062 to change Senate \u200crules. This outcome is disappointing and highlights the challenges faced by those who dare to question the\u2063 status quo.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a twist of events, Defense\u200d Secretary Lloyd Austin is under\u200b scrutiny for failing to\u200d inform top administration officials \u200babout \u2064his hospitalization. This failure to communicate raises questions about transparency and accountability within the administration. If Austin was not forthright about his health situation, how can we trust him to be transparent about \u2063other important matters?<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to hold \u200dall public officials to the \u200csame standard and to demand accountability from\u2062 those in positions of power. The double standard exhibited\u200b in this situation is concerning and undermines the integrity of our democratic processes. We must strive for fairness and impartiality\u2064 in our political \u200cdiscourse, treating every\u200b issue and individual\u2064 with equal scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the disparate treatment between Senator Tuberville&#8217;s protest and Defense Secretary Austin&#8217;s \u2064failure to inform top officials about his hospitalization is a clear example of a double standard. Tuberville faced baseless \u200caccusations and \u200battacks for his principled stance, \u2063while Austin is \u200bnow under scrutiny for his \u2064lack of transparency. This \u2062discrepancy raises concerns about fairness, accountability, and the \u2062integrity of our political system. It is imperative that we address and rectify these double standards \u200dto ensure equal treatment and justice for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., faced criticism for protesting the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion policy, with claims of harming military readiness. Surprisingly, those same figures are silent on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s failure to inform top officials about his hospitalization. Tuberville, on the Senate Armed Services Committee, previously used his position to delay votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2144787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2144786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2144787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}