Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., claims that military recruitment is down because of liberal attacks on the military.
“Look at Joe Biden’s [policies,] what he’s done to our military with the woke ideas. …We are losing in the military so fast,” Tuberville told NPR member station WBHM.
The lawmaker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is under pressure for holding up military nominees over an abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked about whether that obstruction is hurting military readiness, Tuberville instead faulted the Biden administration.
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