Sen. Tommy Tuberville has blocked the promotion of an Army general who is a senior aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, people familiar with the matter said, threatening a confrontation between the Republican firebrand and the Pentagon just weeks before the presidential election while reviving a months-old furor over the military chief’s medical secrecy.




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Tuberville blocks promotion of Lloyd Austin aide, citing ‘concerns’ over handling of hospitalization

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of an aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Tuberville is blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ron Clark over concerns that

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Alabama Sen. Tuberville blocks quick promotion of top aide to Defense Secretary Austin

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a spokesperson for the Alabama Republican confirmed to CNN.

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Tuberville puts hold on military promotion for top Austin aide

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has frozen the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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Sen. Tuberville blocks promotion of Lloyd Austin’s top military aide

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is holding up the promotion of a top aide to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin who is in line to become a four-star commander in the Pacific.

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) blocked the promotion of an Army general over the role he allegedly played in keeping Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization under wraps months ago. Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark is Austin’s senior military assistant who is in the running to become the four-star commander of the U.S. Army forces in the Pacific. His promotion is now stalled in the Senate after Tuberville blocked his nomination, according to a rep…

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Tuberville blocks Pentagon nominee over role in Lloyd Austin’s two-week absence

washington — Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of the top military aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over concerns that he and other senior staff did not immediately notify President Joe Biden when Austin was hospitalized with complications from cancer treatment earlier this year. 
Biden in July nominated Lieutenant General Ronald Clark to become commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific. But Clark has face…

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US senator blocks promotion of top aide to Defense Secretary Austin

Tuberville has blocked a senate nomination to promote Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to four-star commander of the U.S. Army Pacific force over concerns  surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization this year.

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Alabama's Sen. Tuberville blocks promotion for general over Defense secretary's hospitalization

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of the top military aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over concerns that he and other senior staff did not immediately notify President Joe Biden when Austin was hospitalized with complications from cancer treatment earlier this year.Biden in July nominated Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to become commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific. But Clark has faced criticism from Republicans…

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“Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)'s office said Monday he's blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to a top Army role over concerns about his role in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization not being immediately disclosed,” Axios reports.

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Tuberville Blocks Another Pentagon Nomination

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark that would promote him to four-star commander of the U.S. Army Pacific force, based on Tuberville’s concerns about the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, according to the Washington Post.

Sen. Tuberville blocks promotion of Lloyd Austin’s top military aide

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