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Senate Republicans confirm retired general with ugly record for key Pentagon post
At Trump's behest, Senate Republicans elevated a conspiracy theorist who called Obama a “terrorist leader” to a senior Defense Department position.
In Trump’s first term, some Republicans balked at a conspiracy theorist who called Obama a “terrorist leader,†whom Trump had nominated for a senior Pentagon position.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-16T15:45:31.292Z
In Trump’s second term, Republicans unanimously confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata anyway www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/senate-republicans-confirm-retired-general-ugly-record-key-pentagon-po-rcna219092
As Senate confirmation fights go, the dispute over retired Gen. Anthony Tata didn’t generate a lot of national headlines, but it was a fight I’ve been watching because of what it tells us about contemporary Republican politics. The Military Times reported:
In a handful of instances, Trump nominees who struggled during the president’s first term have made successful comebacks in his second. But by any fair measure, Tata represents a special case.....
As Senate confirmation fights go, the dispute over retired Gen. Anthony Tata didn’t generate a lot of national headlines, but it was a fight I’ve been watching because of what it tells us about contemporary Republican politics. The Military Times reported:
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata as the next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, putting the controversial nominee in charge of a host of department programs supporting troops and their families. Tata was approved for the post by a partisan 52-46 vote, with all Republicans present in the chamber backing his nomination and all Democrats opposing it.
In a handful of instances, Trump nominees who struggled during the president’s first term have made successful comebacks in his second. But by any fair measure, Tata represents a special case.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata as the next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, putting the controversial nominee in charge of a host of department programs supporting troops and their families. Tata was approved for the post by a partisan 52-46 vote, with all Republicans present in the chamber backing his nomination and all Democrats opposing it.
In a handful of instances, Trump nominees who struggled during the president’s first term have made successful comebacks in his second. But by any fair measure, Tata represents a special case.....
As Senate confirmation fights go, the dispute over retired Gen. Anthony Tata didn’t generate a lot of national headlines, but it was a fight I’ve been watching because of what it tells us about contemporary Republican politics. The Military Times reported:
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata as the next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, putting the controversial nominee in charge of a host of department programs supporting troops and their families. Tata was approved for the post by a partisan 52-46 vote, with all Republicans present in the chamber backing his nomination and all Democrats opposing it.
In a handful of instances, Trump nominees who struggled during the president’s first term have made successful comebacks in his second. But by any fair measure, Tata represents a special case.