Tommy Tuberville suggested the Biden administration is to blame for his radical blockade against military promotions. As stevebenen writes, reality suggests otherwise.
President Joe Biden added his voice last week,
Look, I realize that Tuberville is relatively new at this. He had a mediocre career as a college football coach, decided a few years ago that he should be a senator, spent much of his campaign, and is now a little too eager to use his power in ways he might not fully understand. If we’re going to have a conversation about who, specifically, “started this,” the story begins in earnst with Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices overturning Roe v. Wade. It was at that point that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created a policy to ensure that all American troops have access to reproductive health care.
The move was and is necessary, the Republican added, because the administration’s policy is “unlawful.”
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