Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro accused Sen. Tommy Tuberville of helping the nation's enemies.

The leaders of three branches of the U.S. military slammed Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over his monthslong blockade of senior military promotions Tuesday, with one accusing the Republican senator of “aiding and abetting communists.”

“For someone who was born in a communist country, I would have never imagined that actually one of our own senators would actually be aiding and abetting communists and other autocratic regimes around the world,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro — a Cuban-born Navy veteran — said Tuesday during an interview on CNN alongside Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.

“This is having a real negative impact and will continue to have a real negative impact on our combat readiness,” Del Toro added.

  • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You can aid communists unintentionally without being one. By his actions, Tuberville is aiding communist ragimes.

    Traffic bad? It’s communist! Woke up sick? Communist! Kids giving you problems? Communist! Store was sold out of your favorite thing? Communist! Dog barked too loud? Communist! Bird crapped on your car? Communist! Burnt your toast? Communist!

    You’re right about that. It has become the conservative mantra. Everything they dislike is “communist” or “socialist.” Sometimes they throw a “radical” in there. The words have lost all meaning.