Senator Tommy Tuberville - Paving the Way for Pete Hegseth

November 19, 2024 - When Senator Tommy Tuberville was elected, the Biden-Woke agenda was implemented in all government facets. He targeted the Department of Defense, which did the most harm. Coach Tuberville comes from a family with strong military ties, including his father, whose stories about his service in World War II played a significant role in shaping Tuberville's values during his formative years. As a football coach, he often emphasized the importance of sacrifice and discipline, drawing clear parallels to the principles of military service.

A few brave leaders were still willing to stand their ground in a world increasingly swamped by the woke ideology. Tuberville is one of those warriors-a true patriot-and he did what so few in Washington have the guts to do: He said "no" to the relentless march of radicalism within our armed services. Tuberville's stand against the Pentagon's abortion policy wasn';t just a symbolic gesture; it was a principled stand against a left-wing, progressive agenda that had no place in the world's most powerful military force.

It also spotlighted the leadership we needed at the top, the kind of leadership Pete Hegseth will bring as Secretary of Defense.

Senator Tuberville, President Trump's biggest supporter in the Senate, endured months of abuse as he stood alone against the assault from the left. He refused to back down, even when faced with relentless pressure from the media, political elites, and the Biden administration. His courageous block on military nominations ruffled many feathers in D.C., but that was precisely the disruption needed to return the military to its real mission: Defending freedom.

Let's be clear about what we're talking about here. The Department of Defense, under the Biden administration, has been more focused on pushing woke social agendas than preparing our troops for the next global conflict. Because of this, they are nowhere close to meeting their recruiting goals. They introduced policies to promote the administration's woke-leftist agenda-policies that made no sense for the mission of our warfighters. Defending our nation is the core focus of the military, not serving as a laboratory for leftist social engineering. Senator Tuberville knows this and would not let the Pentagon's political ambitions slide under the radar. His courageous actions opened the door for real change, and there was no better choice to capitalize on that opportunity than Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth is a combat veteran who, like Senator Tuberville, is unafraid to call out this nonsense. He's got the battlefield experience and the no-nonsense approach to leadership, and most importantly, he knows that our military's job is to destroy the enemy, not attend woke seminars. We need someone who will take the fight against the enemy, not turn our military into a social experiment designed by ivory tower bureaucrats.

With Tuberville taking a stand and refusing to rubber-stamp military promotions until sanity prevailed, he made it abundantly clear that the military was no place for the culture war games of the left. It was a move that drew criticism from predictable corners-the media elite, the Washington establishment, and, of course, those who seemed to think the military should be just another arm of progressive activism. But to make no mistake, Tuberville held the line, and in doing so, he paved the way for someone like Hegseth to take the reins and return the focus to where it belonged: war- fighting excellence and patriotic service.

This wasn't just about a policy or a single nomination but about the future of America's defense. Did we want a woke military more concerned with diversity quotas and taxpayer-funded abortions, or do we want a lethal, prepared fighting force ready to take on any threat? Tuberville knew where he stood, and Hegseth's appointment would bring us one step closer to reclaiming our military from the progressive radicals who had hijacked it. It was time to get back to basics, to get back to what mattered-and thank God we still had leaders like Senator Tuberville willing to fight the fight. Let's hope that Pete Hegseth is next up to carry that torch.

Perry O Hooper Jr is a former State Representative who writes columns on his political perspective and has been published in a number of publications around Alabama and beyond. He was an early supporter of Donald Trump and was the 2016 Trump Victory Chair.

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