‘COACH’S HOLD’: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) seems more convinced than ever of the righteousness of his crusade against proforma Senate confirmations of senior generals and admirals.
The former football coach, who still goes by “coach,” has moved beyond his original complaint that the Pentagon is violating the Hyde Amendment in granting paid time off and funding travel for troops seeking abortions. He now argues that the Senate tradition of approving large groups of promotions by consensus allows too many “woke” officers to slip through unchallenged.
“Coach’s hold has given the Senate time to do more oversight over the Pentagon. What we’re finding out isn’t always pretty,” Stafford said. More than 300 military promotions are being blocked by Tuberville’s hold, which would require each promotion to be considered individually. “He has called for selecting and promoting officers, not based on their abilities and performance as warriors, but according to arbitrary quotas determined by the color of their skin or their ethnicity,” the site alleges.
Trump has already been fundraising on the historic event, asking for donations of up to $250 in an email to supporters. “Please make a contribution to peacefully stand with me as I prepare to be wrongfully ARRESTED this Thursday.” There was a notably testy exchange between former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy over his outlier views on foreign policy.
“As president, would you support sending U.S. Special Forces over the border into Mexico to take out fentanyl labs, to take out drug cartel operations? Would you support that kind of American military use?” asked moderator Martha MacCallum. PRIGOZHIN’S FATAL FALL FROM GRACE: It’s possible that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane fell out of the sky in a freak aviation accident. Possible, but that’s the least likely explanation for the surprise, but not unexpected, demise of the leader of June’s aborted coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin, famously described by CIA Director Bill Burns as “the ultimate apostle of payback.”
“When you look at the approach that Putin has taken in the past, it's basically to allow those that he's targeting to become very comfortable. And I think he did that with Prigozhin. He basically made him feel at home. No kind of retribution would be paid and as he became more comfortable, he became a better target,” Panetta said. “The message is loud and clear, and the Russians have made it known that you cross Putin and you're not going to be around very long.
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