When asked if the Pentagon will continue to pay for women to go to other states, if necessary, to get an abortion, Defense Secretary Austin said, “That’s our policy,” he said. “I don’t have an abor…
President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is being “irresponsible” and jeopardizing national security by blocking military promotions“I’d be willing to talk to him if I thought there was any possibility he would change his ridiculous position on this. He’s jeopardizing US security with what he’s doing,” Biden said during a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, when asked by CNN about Tuberville’s position.
An internal assessment put together by the Pentagon and obtained by CNN says the holds affect the families of 84 officers awaiting confirmation, including officers who have paid out of pocket to move their families, military spouses who have left their jobs anticipating new assignments, and children unable to enroll in new schools.
Speaking to CNN’s Manu Raju after Biden’s comments, Tuberville said, “It doesn’t sound like anybody that wants to sit down and visit and work the problem out. It sounds like somebody who wants to argue, and I’m not in this to argue.”
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