Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) sparked uproar Tuesday after refusing to denounce white nationalists in a CNN interview, forcing Republican senators to respond to the controversial comments and giving Democrats political ammo to go on the attack.
Asked about Tuberville’s comments about white nationalism in the military, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a forceful denunciation of white supremacy at his weekly leadership conference.
“White supremacy is simply unacceptable in the military and in our whole country,” McConnell told reporters.
Tuberville sparked controversy earlier this year when asked whether white nationalists should be able to serve in the military.
“Well, they call them that. I call them Americans,” he told an NPR station in Alabama.
The senator then doubled down on those comments when asked about them by CNN host Kaitlan Collins in a Monday interview.
He clashed with Collins after she said that a white nationalist is “someone who believes that the white race is superior to other races.”
“Well, that’s some people’s opinion,” Tuberville responded.
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