the first amphibious assault in marine corps history came on march 3, 1776, when a force under captain nicolas stormed the beaches of british-held island of new providence in the bahamas. these 220 marines captured the town and successfully seized several brass cannons and mortars that were directly shipped to george washington's continental army. the marines served in every american war of the 18th and 19th centuries, but their role as naval troops was limited until june of 1918. in 1918, under general james harvard, marines clashed with german forces positioned in a french hunting preserve known as b e -- as belleau wood. ignoring calls to withdraw, one captain famously said, retreat? we just got here. they held their ground against a german assault and later spearheaded an allied counterattack on june 6, earning their nickname of devil dogs. the marines have a history that is far too expansive for a floor speech alone, however, every historical battle the marines took part in left a lasting impact. the leathernecks of durna, the navajo code talkers of world war ii, and the montford

he's been the military secretary to the commandant of the marine corps. he's been the assistant chief of staff to the first marine expeditionary force, commanding officer of the 14th marine regiment, fourth marine division, multiple combat tours. he's earned the legion of merit, bronze star, defense meritorious service medal. again, he's on hold. then there's colonel matt goode. many of us know colonel goode because we traveled with him. he served as director of the senate liaison office of legislative affairs. having taken a number of trips with colonel goode, i can tell you what a great job he does, how committed he is, how committed he is to this chamber, to the people serving in the senate and to have senator tuberville do to colonel goode and all of these members what he's doing is just unconscionable. colonel goode has 27 years of service. he's been the commanding officer of the seventh marine regiment, first marine division, commanding officer of the third light armored reconnaissance battalion first marine division. he's been chief of plans, chief

and then in unbar province, as a marine corps company commander in 2008. he was assigned to afghanistan, but in 2009 he resigned in protest of the american escalation of the war there. since then, he's been a senior fellow with a center for international policy. matthew, who is bravery in standing up to the might of the american military industrial complex has been recognized repeatedly by his peers. he's the recipient of the written our prize for truth telling. and he was named as a defender of liberty by the committee for the republic. matthew ho, welcome to the show. thanks so much for being with us. hi, john. it's good to see you. thank you for having me. i'm. i'm very happy to see you matt. i, i want to begin by telling our viewers that you and i are friends and i am thrilled that you're here with us. your story is so important to tell. and at the same time, it's also very complicated. you are progressive politically. you are also a patriot. so let's begin with your career. tell us how you began in the military and then how you transitioned to the sta

the good life is what the marine infantry means that the marine corps also works.n fact, as if there were no infantry, what we will, let us sit near our coasts. we will not gain any knowledge of skills. and even if you look at the countries of the alliance, they, roughly speaking, started the first when the units of the airborne troops of suspicion of the marine corps began. in large operations, applying this is not just done the same way. and if there are some combat units sitting, they are constantly deployed there, there will be no knowledge and skills, those heroes are growing given the heroes. uh, my main merit was still in the kiev direction. well then, roughly speaking, such an inconspicuous young lieutenant was before the start of a special war operation and the captain was already here. uh, it turns out he went into the zone, a special war. operation lieutenant, then received a senior lieutenant. that is, it even jumped through the rank. well, as if he received the rank of captain ahead of schedule by 2 1/2 years. before yes, i look directly, but the gener

you know, if you're a young man, you joined the marine corps. you're going into the infantry, i should say, woman. now, because when they can go in the imagery as well, you will spend 13 weeks and recruit training. then you'll go to advanced infantry training, which i believe now is about 10 weeks long. then you will go to your unit and you will spend the rest of your time on your contract with the marine corps training the kill because that's what they have to do. to condition you to get to the point where you can go across the planet and kill a stranger in their homeland problem is when you come back, you're not dream washer condition. so when you come back, that conditioning where's off. and that's where the moral injury starts. to set it, and as you have to then rectify, you have to deal with what you took part in the what that means to whom you believe yourself to be as a person, missus, without transportation comes and met. you do a great deal of work now with groups like veterans for peace, veterans, veteran intelligence professionals for

eric smith, us marine corps general of the marine. general smith. he is the first thing, done in 110 years. he has led from platoon commander to expeditionary force commander and is also the recipient of the purple heart. the president nominated charles to the rank of general erwhile serving as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. general around serves as chief of staff at the air force and is a career after 16 pilot with 3000 hours and 130 combat flight hours accorded awarded two distinguished service medals, for legions of merit, defense meritorious service medal, three arielle achievement medals and service commendations mister president, those are the nominees before. i think what we've demonstrated tonight is the range of assignments and organizations that are affected by these holes spanning every service, every theater of operations from f space to cyber to submarines. this is an undermining of our military readiness which is unseen. these individuals deserve promotions. when you heard senator kane and i talk about their qualifications ther

in the past four years he led the marine corps through a difficult transition on the way marines fight so that they are ready for the challenge of the indo-pacific. but tomorrow he leaves the marines without a confirmed leader because of the inability of this body to do its job. general berger's successor, general eric smith, is cut from the same cloth. general smith was born in kansas city, missouri and raised in plano, texas. he entered commission in 1987 through the naval reserve training corps at texas a&m university. like every other servicemember, he has served our nation wherever it has sent him. he has served in peace and he has served in multiple wars. so for those who say this current hold only impacts the generals and the admirals, tell that to the marine's general smith commander, including weapons company, second battalion during operation assured response in monrovia, liberia. tell that to the marine of the first battle yon, fifth mearnl regular -- regiment. tell that to marine 8 he led during operation enduring freedom. in general smith we have a purple heart recipient.

the marine corps is the only service that is making its criement -- recruitment goal. the army, navy, air force are down significantly, and this beings which disgracefully puts our readiness at risk, serious danger also undermines our ability to attract the best and brightest from this country as our military has always done. it is the reason that we have the greatest military in the world. we have all of the weapons systems. we have the kinds of hardware that we need. but most important, we need the great men and women who will be discouraged by this action by the senator from alabama. so i plead with him, but most important, i ask the american people to be aware and be angry as we all should be, and i hope that my colleagues will join the american people in per persuading him that this kind of hold is shameful and disgraceful and should be rejected. thank you, a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. ms. collins: mr. president, placing holds -- mr. kelly: mr. president, placing holds on hundreds of military promotions over a single p

you know, i came out of marine corps. i came out of the navy, it came out of the army. you know, what was i supposed to do this was, this was an opportunity for me to continue to provide for my family to the golden handcuffs are very real. but i generally, um, you know, and it's hard to for me to, to think of a time where somebody has told me off because i'm now a peacenik or whatever. uh, so it's rare that that happens. and usually it comes with somebody who's still attached to the military. they're still in the pentagon, they're there, they've got a, a, an eagle or stars on their shoulder as you know, or they work for the defense industry. so i think most people, and we know this is polling, we know that the majority of veterans of the rock and asked him words, think those words were a mistake, think they should not have been slot. a higher percentage. veterans think that been to the general population and general population by ward my wide margin believes that so you can see see that those of us who went there and saw and experienced it took part in it. and i think a

but the marine corps training the kill because that's what they have to do. to condition you to get to the point where you can go across the planet and kill a stranger in their homeland problem is when you come back, you're not dream washer condition. so when you come back, that conditioning where's off. and that's where the moral injury start to set it. and as you have to then rectify, you have to deal with what you took part in what that means to who you believe yourself to be as a person. this is without transportation comes in met. you do a great deal of work now with groups like veterans for peace, veterans veteran intelligence professionals for saturday, the world beyond war. some of the more important piece groups here in the united states. what kind of reception have you had among former colleagues in government regarding the work that you're doing now toward piece you know, it's really well accepted with the exception of those who have gone into the military industrial complex. the people have gone to work for defense, contractors, weapons manufactur

russia in all its glory as always uh-uh when we talk about the navy of ukraine it is also the marine corpshat is, its marines are also congratulated on this holiday today uh-uh how now what is the marine corps doing now, what tasks are they doing before it, call the navy, of course we are talking about the ship depot, we are talking about the marine corps, we are talking about the missilemen, the aviators , we actually have a lot of units, if we are happy, you can be infantrymen, we have to remember eh two main points, the first is that they actually fight in all directions , both defensively and offensively, and the second is that ukraine is creating, as the president of our country emphasized, the marine corps , such a very powerful complex organism that allows you to perform a larger volume of tasks of a different quality and we are moving in the same direction, if we say the navy, we mention the cruiser moscow. but if we mention moscow to ukrainians, we should mention the coastal missile fighters and the fact that in the naval forces a whole year of troops was newly created, this is th

he's been the military secretary to the commandant of the marine corps. 's been the assistant chief of staff to the first marine expeditionary force, commanding officer of the 14th marine regiment, fourth marine division, multiple combat tours. he's earned the legion of merit, bronze star, defense meritorious service medal. again, he's on hold. then there's colonel matt goode. many of us know colonel goode because we traveled with him. he served as director of the senate liaison office of legislative affairs. having taken a number of trips with colonel goode, i can tell you what a great job he does, how committed he is, how committed he is to this chamber, to the people serving in the senate and to have senator tuberville do to colonel goode and all of these members what he's doing is just unconscionable. colonel goode has 27 years of service. he's been the commanding officer of the seventh marine regiment, first marine division, commanding officer of the third light armored reconnaissance battalion first marine division. he's been chief of plans, chief of

in the marine corps when i was recruiting with the army, generational marines. -- mom was a marine, dad was a marine. you want to be a marine, too. that was the whole thing. we heard from our secretary of the army recently where she seems almost conflicted with multi generations serving the country in the army. >> yes. >> that's schizophrenic. we have a lot to iron out. the reality is, a, we have artificially high recruiting quotas for our kinetic tempo but the other side is we need to be proud and get into the high schools and get into the colleges. >> joey: that's exactly right. one of our biggest problems is people who did serve now don't want their kids to serve. the army has got more history than any of us. we need an army. david, i appreciate you, brother. >> appreciate you. >> joey: yes, sir. thank you for your service. all right, carley, i don't know if you are looking to join the military any time soon but you might want to read some headlines. >> carley: that's exactly what i will do right now. joey. new york city police are searching for the person re

joey: listen, marine corps the marine corps you have what it takes.at we're doing this segment. commander rob ballard, you're with the navy. this is interesting. if you're a kid out there and you're thinking the military and you don't understand that it is diverse and there are different branches that you can go in that might suit you. so tells about the navy, what makes the navy special. >> so the navy, part of it is like you hear, there are all these jobs available to you, but the navy has aviation, we have ships, we have submarines, with we even have the land component with seals, special operations. so there's the always something that's there. and we want to basically attract the best people that we can possible and put them in the jobs that are suited for them that they want to do so they can have that, you know, adventure as they join the navy and see the world. that is definitely what you're going to be able to do. we have more bases overseas than anybody else. you're going to be able to experience everything not just, you know, the world, but

it is the united states marine corps that he is declaring war against. >> well, it's not just the marineps, though, joe. there were hundreds of line offices who were due promotions, and they can't get those promotions because of tommy tuberville. this is a guy who represents an honorable, noble state who committed over the years, over the decades, hundreds of young people to the military in defense of this country. he alone is standing against all the progress because, as you said, the ability of women to travel to other states to maintain their health. that's what he is doing. where are the republican voices in the united states senate speaking out loudly against this? >> it is time. >> they might be talking to him off the floor. where are they talking out loudly and publicly about this obscenity? >> let's put the question to capitol hill correspondent ali vitali who has been covering this story. ali, good morning. so where is this going? where does it end? he is not going to get what we wants out of it. defense department isn't going to change its policy on this, so how does senator tu

marine corps. guess which division of the military plays a key role in overseeing troops in the south china sea on the real map? the marine corps. no military leader out there is going to tell you they are more worried about a cartoon map in a movie about it all than about having qualified members of the military in a position to lead their troops. likewise, no commander will tell you that the biggest problem facing the military is that it is, quote, too woke. despite what house speaker kevin mccarthy claims. >> just focus on the military. stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism. the military cannot defend themselves if you train them in woke. we don't want disneyland to train our military. we want our men and women in the military to have every defense possible, and that is what our bill does. >> to train them in woke. who knows with that actually even means? mccarthy made those comments after house republicans passed their version of the defense authorization bill with amendments on abo

have not had a senate can and commandant of the marine corps leading the marines at a time when we arethe rising and growing pace of china, the acute threat of russia in europe. it's important to not have only senate confirmed leaders in this position but a joint chairman of the joint staff that is also going to be terming out. so we have many different positions. by the end of the year we could look over 600 50 positions that are not filled. senate confirmed positions. so we are concerned. and i think the senate is -- members on both sides of the aisle are concerned as well. >> deputy printed on -- penning on press secretary. thank you so much for joining us. a federal mediator is working with actors in hollywood studios and streaming services to broker a deal before the actors contract expires at midnight in california. sag, the union represent actors agreed but they're not confident studios intend to make a fair deal. if a deal is not reached actors could hit the picket lines of song -- aside writers. the actors guild says the rise and streaming services is leading to loss of pay an

you concede two marine corps helicopters. ent lines in air force one, he will board the helicopter, which will board the helicopter, which will then acquire the call sign marine 0ne, will then acquire the call sign marine one, that will transport him to central london where he will stay at winfield house, the residence of the us ambassador. his schedule for this week is pretty tight, he is meeting the prime minister and then the king and he is going on to the nato summit in lithuania. various items on the agenda there. dr leslie vinjamuri — director of the us and americas programme at chatham house — has spoken to me earlier about the significance of this visit. for starters, really demonstrating the importance of this partnership, of this alliance in the run—up to the nato summit, which is going to be a difficult summit because there are some very big issues on the table on which not all nato members are agreed. and of course, we're thinking here about sweden's membership bid to be a full member of nato, which turkey has held

had a senate confirmed commandant of the marine corps leading the marines, at a time when we are facingowing pace of china, the acute threat of europe and it is important to have not only our senate confirmed leaders in this position but we also have a chairman of the joint staff thatis chairman of the joint staff that is also going to be turning out soon, so we have many different positions, and by the end of year, we could look at over 650 positions that are not filled, senate confirmed positions that are not filled. of course we are concerned about this. the senate is, both members of the aisle are concerned as well. sabrina singh, deputy pentagon press secretary great to have you on the show. turning now to capitol hill, where house republicans grilled fbi director christopher wray, accusing him of "weaponizing" the nation's top law enforcement agency. wray, a republican himself, who was appointed by former president donald trump, defended his record during his hours—long testimony before the housejudiciary committee. republicans have repeatedly accused the fbi and other federal age

one us senator is blocking hundreds of military appointments, including a top position in the marine corps. abc's justin finch is here now with more details. justin, good morning. >> good morning. rhiannon the president's trip is focusing on nato, but it comes as the marine says are left without an official leader for the first time in more than a century. as the nato summit kicks off today in lithuania aimed at strengthening the military alliance, the us marine corps is without a senate confirmed leader for the first time since 1910. general david berger's four year term ended yesterday. but alabama senator tommy tuberville is blocking more than 200 military appointments, including berger successor in protest of a pentagon abortion policy. defense secretary lloyd austin urging the senate to act. >> we have a sacred duty to do right by those who volunteer to wear the cloth of our nation. and i remain confident that all americans can come together to agree on that basic obligation to those who keep us safe. i am also confident that the united states senate will meet its responsibilities. >>

marine corps. for the first time in more than 150 years, it is operating without a senate confirmed leader commandant. this was the relinquishment of office ceremony on monday for the most recent commandant. the position was vacated when general berger stepped down from the post, which is limited to four years. but there is no new senate approved commandant. and that is because senator tommy turberville of emma velma -- alabama, where abortion is completely banned with very limited exceptions, he is refusing to confirm promotions until the pentagon entries to end the policy of offering leave and travel fund for reproductive health care including abortion. which brings us to the republic of gilead. for the marine corps has no leader. because a real-life senator is mad about women's rights. the move is so reckless, so dangerous that they are releasing an added tomorrow on turberville undermining that the military readiness against our enemies. here is part of it. >> for want the school months, tommy

the marine corps. it goes deeper in the marine corps. forgive me for being a little marine corps centric with a marine in the family but it goes deeper in the marine corps. the hold is also impacting the leadership of the first marine expeditionary force which is in california, and the third marine expeditionary force based in okinawa, japan. the first is the marine corps' combat power focused on the indo-pacific. we're spending all this time talking about the challenge of the indo-pacific, the challenges of china, but the leadership of this critical marine expeditionary force is now not in place because of this hold. the third marine expeditionary force is our stand-in force that would be called upon if there were any challenges in the first island chain in the indo-pacific. these holds are affecting these critical units just in the marine corps commandant and the leadership of key expeditionary forces that the nations needs for defense and to protect allies. i've been working, madam president, on a re

he says follow me . 15 minutes later i was in the marine corps. >> welcome back.this weekend we begin another year following the birth of these united states. america will be turning 256 years old so i sat downwith veterans andspecial operators to hear about what it means to fight for our freedom . watch . >> in the past year i'vespent time with ournations heroes . i wanted to know what 4 july , the fly our countries state means to them. >> before we start talking aboutthe country, introduce yourselves . >> 1969 to 71, vietnam. >> us army, 32 and a half years, iwas a green beret . >> servant for ryan for over 40years . >> secondly, 13 years. both of those in the city air force guy. >> master gunnery sergeant, served 25 years there in 14 yearsoverseas contractor . >> 26 years, still serving us army, special forces . >> let's open it up. eddie, what does the flag mean toyou ? >> is not lost its meaning for me and i'm ashamed to say or some other it's lost its meaning that's a disgrace. the fly to the is, all my brothers. they died for this country. >> travel the world, you'll find out t

and then in unbar province, as a marine corps company commander in 2008. he was assigned to afghanistan, but in 2009 he resigned in protest of the american escalation of the war there. since then, he's been a senior fellow with a center for international policy. matthew, who is bravery in standing up to the mike of the american military, industrial complex has been recognized repeatedly by his peers. he is the recipient of the written our prize for truth telling. and he was named as a defender of liberty by the committee for the republic. matthew ho, welcome to the show. thanks so much for being with us. hi, john. it's good to see you. thank you for having me. i'm very happy to see you, matt. i, i want to begin by telling our viewers that you and i are friends and i am thrilled that you're here with us. your story is so important to tell. and at the same time, it's also very complicated. your progressive politically. you are also a patriot. so let's begin with your career. tell us how you began in the military and then how you transition to the state depar

as the 1st time the experience of all had 19 hinder, listed in the marine corps. when the vietnam war broke couch chief volunteered to go to the front as a helicopter pilots in vietnam, i flew 269 combat missions. the fighting was very, very active at the time. and my helicopter was hit my ground fire and 4 times and was to machine gun fire caught the the flight controls and we crash landed when an air traffic controller was needed to guide close and support at the front, richard black volunteered again for 3 months. i dropped the highest tonnage of bombs, dropped by any air controller in the 1st marine division, and so on like most people's experience where they would periodically go into battle. i would be in gauge with one marine company after the other. whoever was going into battle. i was there, i was in the attack with them. i knew more very well from the ground jobs. i was eventually wounded my radio member, both killed beside me and then afterwards returned to the states. black served in the us armed forces for 32 years. then he spent 20 years in politics,

and then in unbar province, as a marine corps company commander in 2008. he was assigned to afghanistan, but in 2009 he resigned in protest of the american escalation of the war there. since then, he's been a senior fellow with a center for international policy. matthew hose, bravery in standing up to the might of the american military industrial complex has been recognized repeatedly by his peers. he's the recipient of the written our prize for truth telling. and he was named as a defender of liberty by the committee for the republic. matthew ho, welcome to the show. thanks so much for being with us. hi, john, it's good to see you. thank you for having me. i'm. i'm very happy to see you matt . i, i want to begin by telling our viewers that you and i are friends and i am thrilled that you're here with us. your story is so important to tell. and at the same time, it's also very complicated. you are progressive politically. you are also a patriot. so let's begin with your career. tell us how you began in the military and then how you transitioned to the stat

he grew up inspired by his father's marine corps stories.e ideology over preparedness. aiden joins us now with his father marine corps veteran jason. thank you for being here. what is it, your father was in the marine corps for 20 years, you love this country, what if using as a young kid with her future in front of you that made you decide military service is not for me. >> there is a couple of reasons in t the way the whole story started, my number one client, caitlin grow, she's kind of like a second mother to me, she asked me the question, that same question and what i told hannah the same what i'm going to tell you, the left has eroded patriotism by protecting and promoting the left and woke ideologies over protecting the interest of the american people. and the people who are likely to serve aren't wanting to serve anymore because of that reason. later on she also asked me is there anything that would change your mind. i think seeing how the military's leadership has gone down this path of the past few years. there is only one thing th

marine corps is operating without a senate confirmed come dent.ems to think that controlling women's bodies is more important. that's right. the party that once billed itself as the number one supporter of the military, has now decided that they much rather be using our troops as leverage in what they've dubbed the war on woke. which is really just code for war on history, black and lgbtq folks and women's bodily autonomy and chosen strategy for fighting this war has been book bans. republican-controlled states and counties across the country are stripping school libraries of any book that might include some of these woke themes. which is basically anything that mentions racism or sexuality. but now, they've expanded their target to a book that's about an actual war. "jarhead" a veteran's best selling memoir detailing his experience in the gulf war in the '90s has now been banned at a high school in ottawa county, michigan. removed from the school library after being deemed an extremely violent, vulgar, pornographic diatribe. the author of that bo

this happened on june 28th, according to a statement from the marine corps.f that statement. here's what they're saying. by take this matter and all allegations very seriously. the incident is under investigation and we will continue to cooperate with ncis and appropriate authorities. the ncis is the naval investigative service. we did reach out to them but they declined to comment after respect of the investigation and the process there. we did get information from the san diego county sheriff's department. they gave us sort of a time line of what happened before authorities found this 14-year-old girl. what they're saying is that her grandmother reported her missing on june 13th. and the grandmother said she ran away from home on june 9th. she said this was not the first time that she ran away from home and usually returned home quickly. that was not the case this time. so they entered her name into a number of missing persons data bases and it wasn't until the 28th that the military police found her here at base. she was questioned bte and reunited with hi

she is a marine corps mother. former christian school teacher.he had a motorcycle and a handgun. it was love at first sight. she is a mother of three, the grandmother of three. she is quite frankly the best second lady the united states of america has ever had. would you join me in thinking my incredible wife of 38 years, karen pence. thank you so much for loving her. [applause] we are just delighted to be with you. in the 45 minutes i have been given followed by q&a. i am going to be real brief here because it has been a great night. i thank you for the hospitality. i would like to share with you a couple of things. why we are burning and why -- running and why i believe we are a year and a half away from a great comeback and republicans are going to lead the way. you with me? a lot of people know us as vice president of the united states. i am incredibly proud of the trump-pence administration. we rebuild our military, we revived our economy and became a net energy exporter for the first time in 75 years. we appointed three conservatives to our

i also know firsthand because my son matthew was a marine corps infantry officer in afghanistan had a translator who succeeded in bringing back this country will only because he's a lawyer and knew how to navigate intricate challenging rules that apply to years, two years to bring back the man who helped him survive his time in combat there. it is a promise, great nation keep their promises. these individuals are among our most loyal friends. they put targets on the back, they knew they and their families would be at risk if they ever took over. the taliban had and they cannot return, nor can there families so want to thank all of my colleagues that strongly support this amendment but i also want to thank her veterans literally camped out on the swamp outside the capital for days, weeks, hoping we would adopt this matter. her veterans are standing strong behind our allies. afghan allies whom they know their lives on the line for them, who may know families at risk for them and i am grateful to our veterans groups, the kinds of lies see have individually and around the country who have

the marine corps for a long time, we thought the tradition of marksmanship was something that had to improve the structure of it so it is well—balanced and you may also improve the preach mechanism of it so you can actually put in a much stronger round and the raffle around itself which increases the accuracy and distance. that me askin: the accuracy and distance. that me asking about _ the accuracy and distance. that me asking about the _ the accuracy and distance. that me asking about the ukrainian - the accuracy and distance. that me asking about the ukrainian efforts. asking about the ukrainian efforts across the line of the drone attacks on moscow. it provoking russia for very little gain? i know a scenario where vladimir putin could use this and increase the patriotism in russia because the homeland is now under attack. russia because the homeland is now under attack-— under attack. there is the danger that he could _ under attack. there is the danger that he could leverage _ under attack. there is the danger that he could leverage the - under attack. there is the danger that h

marine corps will not have a permanent leader.ne corps commandant david berger is in his last week on the job. he's required to retire monday. but due to a hold on hundreds of military promotions by alabama senator tommy tuberville, there is no confirmed replacement. if this continues, other branches will soon have the same problem. to help unpack this standoff, i'm joined by congressional correspondent lisa desjardins. remind us, what is the senator doing here and why? lisa: the senator is flexing the unique power of an individual senator to affect the time on the floor and he is blocking 250 military promotions. these are senior level officers, flag officers, think generals and admirals, by and large. now, the issue is of course, why is he doing this? why is he slowing down these nominations? it's about abortion. senator tuberville objects to the now defense policy put in place after the end of roe vs. wade, in which the defense department will pay for travel for a service member to get an elective abortion if there's not one av

for the first time in more than 100 years, we don't have a sitting confirmed commandant of the marine corpsby the fall, we may not have a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we might not have the military leaders for our army and navy either. this partisan freeze is already harming military readiness, security, leadership, and troop morale; freezing pay; freezing people in place. military families who have already sacrificed so much, unsure of where and when they change stations, unable to get housing or start their kids in the new school because they're not there yet. military spouses forced to take critical career decisions, not knowing where or if they can apply for a new job. a growing cascade of damage and disruption, all because one senator from alabama and 48 republicans who refuse to stand up to him, to lift the blockade over the pentagon policy offering servicemen and women, their families access to reproductive healthcare rights they deserve if they're stationed in states that deny it. i think it's outrageous. but don't just take it from me. hundreds of military spouses petitio

marine corps is without a confirmed commandant in 160 years, why? because one senator believes his political agenda is more important than the servicemembers of our military. and that same senator went on to say, he thinks that white nationalists aren't racists. well, what are they then? republicans have made it their agenda to fight against wokism. every time they use the word woke, i think they mean black. they want to ban diversity and want to ban equity and inclusion programs and erase black history from the classrooms. what representative crane's comments made clear is that the very diversity, equity and inclusion programs that they fight against are necessary. they are necessary in board rooms, in our schools and in the halls of congress and yes, in our military which grows more diverse. in fact, more than 40% of our servicemembers today are servicemembers from a broad array, african-american, latino, pacific islanders who are serving our country who do not be called anything but honorable. and the needs of our servicemembers, republicans are

my oldest son, matthew, was an infantry officer in the marine corps, helmut province. my second son is a navy seal. very bluntly, as a dad, public official, as an american citizen i want americans who are deployed overseas to be helped by people in the country whom we are fighting to serve. not only americans and our self-interests here, but also abroad when our troops are deployed and put in harm's way. they depend on exactly the kind of afghan allies whom we promised we would not abandon. and if we want to count on those kinds of allies all around the world, not only in afghanistan and iraq and that part of the world, but in africa, in south america, we need to keep our promises. if we lose that credibility and trust, our troops will be in danger, our sons and daughters will be at risk. when they depend on those interpreters, the guards, the guides, the security aides, all of the kinds of allies that we enlisted, afghan allies who put their lives on the line and now have targets on their backs if they ever were to return. bad enough many of those allies are still in

a comment on of the marine corps? >> they will be able to lead and guide the marine corps through whatever it needs. you have to think this is a person in an acting responsibility who is going to have a dual headed role with the previous position. if you are doing two jobs at once, you are never going to be in the right state to fully execute on those responsibilities. >> real fast, you mentioned the new chairman of the joint chief of staff, tuberville is hold on promotions. >> absolutely. senator tuberville is the one that is holding up all of these holds. that directly impacts the chairman and it's at a time when we have the threat of russia, the rising threat of china for the president not to have a senate confirmed general officer given his best military advice is incredibly damaging. >> deputy pentagon press secretary sabrina singh, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. >> thank you so much for having me. >> coming up, how speaker mccarthy is walking his latest tightrope keeping his splintered majori

the close attention of the thirty-seventh brigade, the marine corps, forces into novodonetsk fighters in small groups, no more than one car with personnel, the driver turns off the headlights and confidently holds the course. in the village itself. quietly, the enemy artillery is silent on the streets not a single soul of the position of our fighters is carefully disguised, patrols are all on the alert so it was on june 5, when i was armed with armored forces. they decided to capture the vodonets footnote and advanced on the western part of the village. that's from there. they wanted from the other side of the western side to the garden, they were growing here and cleared the road for themselves and went from there to clear mines, they used the ur-77 meteorite installation. he is the snake gorynych, after which they sent armored cars with troops to the beige french wheeled tanks and soviet armored vehicles, the powerful shock fist of the geffett of surprise. it was not like that. and we observed, uh, the movement of technology. accordingly, prepared, and the only moment. we did not ex

the close attention of the thirty-seventh brigade, the marine corps of the apu in novodonetsk, fighters call in small groups, no more than one car with personnel, the driver turns off the headlights and confidently keeps the course. in the village itself. quiet, the enemy artillery is silent on the streets not a single soul of the positions of our soldiers are carefully disguised, patrols are all on the alert, and so it was on june 5, when the forces of the armored armored forces decided to seize the donetskskoye waterway with a sock advanced on the western part of the village. that's from there. they came in from that side of the west side. here is the landing. here it groves and cleared the road for themselves and went from there to clear mines, they used the ur-77 installation meteorite. after that, he was the gorynych snakes, after which they sent french wheeled tanks and soviet armored vehicles into the gap with armored vehicles, a powerful shock fist to the effect of surprise. it was not like that. and we watched the movement of technology. accordingly, prepared, and the only mome

the marine corps not having leadership and so on. >> the marine corps was the first.ect the chief of staff of the army, of the air, to, and several of the vice chiefs. so you're talking about all the services which have a congressional mandate to man, equip and train the united states military not having the leadership that they need. that's just at the top level. this triples down to the three, the two, and the one starts, the. all of them are being held up this policy that he's debating is something that creates cohesion among the force because soldiers know that they're taken care of. in this case, female soldiers are being taken care of in terms their health. >> all right. thanks as always for those insights. really appreciate it. we'll be right back. ♪ to guide you through a changing world. ♪ subway refreshed everything. and now, they're slicing their meats fresh. that's why this pro proffers the new grand slam ham. so does this pro. i st love a grand slam... ham. and if we proffer it we know you'll proffer it too. i knew he'd love th sandwich. scout is protected

>> and the marine corps scholarship foundation is giving each of you an $80,000 scholarship. >> wow!his is incredible. ella has worked hard, and she's earned everything that she has in life. it is humbling to be part of this special opportunity, and the marine corps scholarship foundation has been incredible. >> words just can't express how proud i am of trinity. i've seen the hard work she's done, i've seen the dedication she has shown, and just the commitment she's had throughout the entire time. >> we want to say congratulations, trinity and ella. congratulations to your families. dads, congratulations to you, thank you for your service. we appreciate you all. [applause] and enjoy college. enjoy college. we will be checking in with you to see how you're doing. thank you so much. coming up next, we are revealing our summer concert lineup. could change the way we fight respiratory diseases. and the company that's getting us there? moderna. this changes everything. never stop having fun. never stop exploring. and never stop learning. especially when it comes to protecting your hard-e