U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville took fire on Tuesday from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for remarks about white nationalism, the latest episode highlighting how the first-term lawmaker has broken with a long-standing tradition in the chamber.
In a speech on the Senate floor, Schumer, a Democrat, said the Republican was "on a one-man mission to excuse and even defend the meaning of white nationalism."
Tuberville, who has already roiled the U.S. military by blocking hundreds of Democratic President Joe Biden's nominees to military positions over abortion, has gone a different route. Tuberville then emphasized, "If racism is one of those beliefs , I'm totally against it. I'm totally against racism." Senate Republican Whip John Thune, asked by reporters whether Tuberville should issue an apology for his remarks, said there is no place in the Republican Party, the military or the country for white nationalism.
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