Vice President JD Vance described Sen. Mitch McConnell’s vote against confirming Elbridge Colby to Pentagon post as “one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever seen.”
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VicePresidentJDVancespokeoutagainstSen.MitchMcConnell’s,R-Ky.,voteagainstconfirmingElbridgeColbytoserveasundersecretaryofdefenseforpolicy.
“Mitch’svotetoday—likesomuchofthelastfewyearsofhiscareer—isoneofthegreatactsofpoliticalpettinessI’veeverseen,”VancedeclaredinapostonX.
Colbywasconfirmedina54-45voteonTuesday.McConnellwastheonlySenateRepublicantovoteagainstconfirmation,whilethreeDemocratsvotedinColby’sfavor.
ELBRIDGECOLBYCONFIRMEDTOTOPPENTAGONPOLICYPOSTAFTERHESITATIONFROMGOPHAWKS
PresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedColbyashispickforthePentagonpostwhenhewasthepresident-elect.
“ElbridgeColby’slongpublicrecordsuggestsawillingnesstodiscountthecomplexityofthechallengesfacingAmerica,thecriticalvalueofouralliesandpartners,andtheurgentneedtoinvestinhardpowertopreserveAmericanprimacy,&
