Tuberville Signals He May Back Down on Military Nominations in ‘Very Near Future’

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) appears to be teetering on the edge of dropping his sweeping blockade against high-level military confirmations, which would bring his nearly 10-month standoff to a close just as his Republican colleagues were beginning to murmur about forcing his hand.

The far-right Alabama senator, speaking to reporters on Thursday, suggested that he would allow the promotions through “in the very near future,” even as early as next week—but that he would continue to bar nominees he considers “woke.”

“I think that we need to make sure that people that are our generals and admirals should be vetted to some degree,” Tuberville said, according to CNN, “but also understand that we need to get these people promoted, and it’s been a long time for some of them.” He did not mention that he was the sole reason for that delay.

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