As President Biden applies fresh pressure to Sen. Tommy Tuberville over his blockade on military promotions, stevebenen writes that the Alabama Republican's position appears to be shifting — a little.
President Joe Biden denounced Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of military nominations at a joint news conference with Finland’s president in Helsinki on Thursday, calling Tuberville’s actions “totally irresponsible.” ... Biden, standing beside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, said he would be willing to talk to Tuberville “if I thought there’s any possibility of him changing his ridiculous position. He’s jeopardizing U.S. security with what he’s doing.
Soon after, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to the far-right senator yesterday, adding that Austin explained to Tuberville how his holds are causing “uncertainty in the force” and jeopardizing “military readiness.” I'll confess that I don't fully know what the senator meant, especially when he said the policy must"go back to the original," but I think this signaled at least some degree of flexibility.
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