GOP senator demands top Biden officials resign — and threatens to block nominees until they do

GOP senator demands top Biden officials resign — and threatens to block nominees until they do
Sen. Josh Hawley
Frontpage featured

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), best known as the "insurrectionist" who raised his fist high up in the air as he helped incite the January 6 attackers and rioters in front of the Capitol building, is demanding the resignations of President joe Biden's Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense – and threatening to block confirmation of their desperately needed national security nominees until they do.

"I will not consent to the nomination of any nominee for the Department of Defense or for the Department of State until Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken and Jake Sullivan resign," Hawley vowed on the floor of the Senate Tuesday. Sullivan is the United States National Security Advisor to President Biden.

Hawley's threat exposes his desire to further hamper U.S. national security, as he did on January 6.

"Each of these departments remain gutted after the Trump administration," the left-leaning super PAC Vote Vets said on social media, referring to the Departments of State and Defense. "They each need nominees quickly approved. Hawley's grandstanding hurts our security. But what else do you expect from a traitor?"

Justice Correspondent for The Nation, Elie Mystal, called Hawley a "fascist who supported a coup d'etat," and "won't consent to Department of Defense or State nominees until everybody else acquiesces to his whims?"

"This is only news if you are unfamiliar with Josh Hawley," Mystal added.

Former National Security Spokesman and Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, Tommy Vietor, also weighed in:

Here's Sen. Hawley:

Understand the importance of honest news ?

So do we.

The past year has been the most arduous of our lives. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be catastrophic not only to our health - mental and physical - but also to the stability of millions of people. For all of us independent news organizations, it’s no exception.

We’ve covered everything thrown at us this past year and will continue to do so with your support. We’ve always understood the importance of calling out corruption, regardless of political affiliation.

We need your support in this difficult time. Every reader contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference in allowing our newsroom to bring you the stories that matter, at a time when being informed is more important than ever. Invest with us.

Make a one-time contribution to Alternet All Access , or click here to become a subscriber . Thank you.

Click to donate by check .

DonateDonate by credit card
Donate by Paypal
{{ post.roar_specific_data.api_data.analytics }}
@2024 - AlterNet Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. - "Poynter" fonts provided by fontsempire.com.