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A GOP revolt on the Senate floor Wednesday night represented a tipping point in Sen. Tommy Tuberville's monthslong blockade of Pentagon nominees.
That all ended on Wednesday. The same Republicans who were quietly plotting an end to the conflict, pitching him on everything from a vote to reverse the policy to a more limited hold for civilian nominees, had now become fierce critics. The attacks at times became personal. Sullivan accused Tuberville of calling lower-ranking officials"desk jockeys," something he denies, and Ernst even questioned his honor as a man.
That's not to say Tuberville does not still have his defenders. His party's right flank urged him to hold the line following the floor revolt, calling his protest a principled stand against an unconstitutional power grab by the Pentagon. But the conflict is clearly reaching a breaking point. But they don't resolve the anxieties of his Senate colleagues, who worry the holds will have lasting consequences for national security.
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