A Republican senator now wants to defund Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and 'cut Pentagon funding' in response to a 'war on American babies.'
Tommy Tuberville has finally found an ally in his war against the Pentagon: Mike Lee. On Friday, the Republican senator from Utah tweeted out a defense of his colleague from Alabama, who has been holding months-long one-man embargo against critical military promotions for months. Lee even called for Republicans to “de-fund” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and to “cut Pentagon funding.”
Ideally, the right-wing Republican would be feeling pressure from his GOP colleagues to end his blockade and stop undermining his own country’s military. Lee, in contrast, is effectively encouraging Tuberville’s radical tactics.Last week marked a turning point of sorts as part of the larger, months-long fiasco.
A day later, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told CNN that Tuberville is “aiding and abetting communists” with his blockade. This led Lee toBut it’s not just the Navy secretary that captured the Utah senator’s attention. Late last week, Lee Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of “funding abortion travel,” and demanded that the Pentagon chief stop criticizing Tuberville.
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