US EditionTrump Pentagon nominee under scrutiny in hearing for partisan comments
- Retired Army brigadier general Anthony Tata underwent Senate review in 2025 as he was considered for a top Defense Department role responsible for managing military personnel and readiness, amid partisan objections.
- His nomination followed a 2020 withdrawal caused by inflammatory social media and television comments, including labeling Barack Obama as a terrorist and secret Muslim, which Democrats cited as disqualifying.
- During the hearing, Tata apologized for past remarks, promised apolitical leadership, and emphasized recruiting and retention programs targeting high school students with job and patriotic appeals.
- Democrats, led by ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, criticized Tata's record as undermining military cohesion and expressed concern about planned personnel and leadership cuts under his oversight.
- Despite opposition and efforts to delay the process, Republicans control the Senate and expect to confirm Tata later in May 2025 without Democratic support.
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Senate hearing on Sutton, Data nominations
Tuesday, May 6, 2025On May 6, 2025 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of Katherine Sutton to be assistant defense secretary for cyber policy and Anthony Tata to be defense under secretary for personnel and readiness. Sutton's APQ Responses Sutton's Opening Statement Tata's APQ Responses Tata's Opening Statement Featured: Related Documents Tags: CybersecuritySASC
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Trump Pentagon nominee under scrutiny in hearing for partisan comments
A retired U.S. brigadier general who failed to get through the confirmation process in the first Trump administration got renewed scrutiny for his political and anti-Islamic social media posts during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday .
Army Times
Dems blast Trump’s pick for military personnel policy as too combative
A retired U.S. brigadier general who failed to get through the confirmation process in the first Trump administration got renewed scrutiny for his political and anti-Islamic social media posts during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday .
Anthony Tata pledges to be ‘apolitical’ and apologizes for past comments
Anthony Tata, the president’s nominee to be the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, apologized for inflammatory remarks he made in the past and promised to be “apolitical” if he’s confirmed to his position. Tata, a retired Army Brigadier General, faced scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation... The post Anthony Tata pledges to be ‘apolitical’ and apologizes for past com…
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