Tommy Tuberville
The former Missouri Democratic senator shredded the Alabama Republican's decision-making, saying it was "just amazing."
CNN's Manu Raju asked Tuberville if his blockade is "making it harder" on military nominees after a top Marine general's hospitalization.
From intraparty personal feuds to policy disagreements, the GOP on Capitol Hill has not had a unifying week.
“Why are we putting holds on war heroes?” asked Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).
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“He lives and breathes cruelty without feeling a thing," the MSNBC anchor said of the Republican lawmaker.
Today's military leaders are too focused on diversity and equity, so we may be "better off" not filling key posts, said the GOP senator and presidential candidate.
More than 300 nominees are still stalled amid Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade, and confirming them one-by-one would take months.
The Senate majority leader relented in a standoff with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, setting up votes on three military nominees but leaving hundreds more in limbo.
“We’re on the fringe of losing a generation of champions,” Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, the head Air Combat Command, told reporters this week at a defense conference in Maryland.
The Florida governor said he backs Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) amid the senator's blockade of hundreds of military promotions.