Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, of Alabama, and his office are trying to clear up comments the former Auburn University football coach made late last week about white nationalists serving in the military.
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"They call them that," Tuberville replied, referring to the Biden administration."I call them Americans." He continued,"My first day here was Jan. 6, [2021.] I had several senators stand up on the Senate floor and said, 'we got too many white nationalists around here.' What the heck is that? I mean, we all got different beliefs, you know. I'm a church of Christ. We've got Catholics, we've got different people. And we all have to make one military. We can't start distinguishing different types of people.
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