Sen. Tommy Tuberville's positions on white nationalism and the military's policy on traveling for abortions have put Republicans in a difficult spot.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he faces backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
After weeks of insisting that white nationalism doesn't equal racism, and tripling down on that opinion over the last 24 hours,at the Capitol that"white nationalists are racists." Republicans in Washington, D.C., had spent the day fielding questions about Tuberville's position. “White supremacy is simply unacceptable in the military and in our whole country,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said at his weekly press conference.said Sen. Katie BrittIn addition to muddying the waters on white nationalism, Tuberville has also drawn condemnation for his blocking of military promotions of all senior military officers
over a Pentagon policy on reproductive health. In doing so, he's turned into a favorite target of President Biden, who has called the tactic"
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