GOP Senator Tuberville's Conflicting Views on White Nationalists in the Military
TL;DR
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama faces backlash over comments he made about white nationalists serving in the military. Tuberville's office sought to clarify his comments, stating that he was skeptical of the notion that there are white nationalists in the military, not that he believes they should be in the military. Tuberville also accused Democrats of characterizing all Trump supporters as white nationalists and claimed that extremism is not a serious problem in the U.S. military.
- GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville tries to clear up comments on white nationalists CBS News
- Alabama senator on white nationalists in the military: 'I call them Americans' Yahoo News
- Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: 'I call them Americans' MSNBC
- Dems accuse GOP lawmaker of condoning white supremacy among troops Military Times
- GOP senator on White nationalists in the military: 'I call them Americans' -- but later tries to clarify CNN
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