Tim Scott: 'Not Necessarily A Bad Thing' To Block Hundreds Of Biden's Military Nominees

Sep 21, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    4% Positive

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"In an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt, Scott, who is ruing for president, was asked if he supports Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in blocking more than 300 military nominations in protest of the Pentagon's policy on providing abortion-related travel."
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-24% Liberal
"Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Thursday that an ongoing GOP blockade of hundreds of President Joe Biden's military nominees may actually be a good thing for America since Biden has been trying to bring more diversity into the nation's military."
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-12% Liberal
"Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Thursday that an ongoing GOP blockade of hundreds of President Joe Biden's military nominees may actually be a good thing for America since Biden has been trying to bring more diversity into the nation's military."
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-12% Liberal
"Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Thursday that an ongoing GOP blockade of hundreds of President Joe Biden's military nominees may actually be a good thing for America since Biden has been trying to bring more diversity into the nation's military."
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-12% Liberal
"Scott replied that it may actually be a good thing that Tuberville is singlehandedly preventing hundreds of U.S. military posts from being filled."
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32% Conservative
"Scott replied that it may actually be a good thing that Tuberville is singlehandedly preventing hundreds of U.S. military posts from being filled."
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32% Conservative
"A Scott campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why the Republican senator thinks it would be good for the U.S. military at all to leave hundreds of military posts unfilled and why Biden's efforts to bring more diversity and equity into the U.S. military is a reason to do so."
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0% Conservative
"A Scott campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why the Republican senator thinks it would be good for the U.S. military at all to leave hundreds of military posts unfilled and why Biden's efforts to bring more diversity and equity into the U.S. military is a reason to do so."
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0% Conservative
"Under President Biden, holding up promotions is not necessarily a bad thing, said the South Carolina Republican."
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-12% Liberal
"Scott used that vague, coded language again in the interview, saying, We need to purge the social experimentation out of the military."
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-14% Liberal
"Tuberville has been leaning on Senate procedural rules since February to derail their confirmations."
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-18% Liberal
"Scott, who has been out on the presidential campaign trail for months and yet is polling in the low single-digits, missed all of this week's Senate votes to confirm a handful of top military leaders that Tuberville didn't object to.Tuberville has infuriated top military brass with his blockade, with some saying he is aiding U.S. adversaries with his political move."
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-18% Liberal
"Scott, who has been out on the presidential campaign trail for months and yet is polling in the low single-digits, missed all of this week's Senate votes to confirm a handful of top military leaders that Tuberville didn't object to.Tuberville has infuriated top military brass with his blockade, with some saying he is aiding U.S. adversaries with his political move."
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-18% Liberal
"Scott, who has been out on the presidential campaign trail for months and yet is polling in the low single-digits, missed all of this week's Senate votes to confirm a handful of top military leaders that Tuberville didn't object to.Tuberville has infuriated top military brass with his blockade, with some saying he is aiding U.S. adversaries with his political move."
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-18% Liberal
"In an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt, Scott, who is ruing for president, was asked if he supports Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in blocking more than 300 military nominations in protest of the Pentagon's policy on providing abortion-related travel."
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-14% Liberal
"In an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt, Scott, who is ruing for president, was asked if he supports Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in blocking more than 300 military nominations in protest of the Pentagon's policy on providing abortion-related travel."
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-14% Liberal

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38% : In an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt, Scott, who is running for president, was asked if he supports Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in blocking more than 300 military nominations in protest of the Pentagon's policy on providing abortion-related travel.

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