Tuberville hopes his fellow Republicans don't 'buckle' to the media pressure against Trump's nominees

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is calling on his colleagues in the upper chamber to confirm all of President Donald Trump’s nominees for his administration. The senator has been a vocal supporter of all of Trump’s picks, including those who have seen some pushback from Democrats and media pundits.

Tuesday on FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Tuberville (R-Auburn) said his party needs to ignore the criticism and back the President-elect’s appointments.

“We’ve got to just stand up to them,” Tuberville said. “It’s my first go around with watching Republicans kind of buckle down to the media….And I’ve said this to a lot of my colleagues, ‘Wait, wait, this is a media that’s just been ripping our throat out for the last four years, not listening to anything we’re saying about all the all these things are going on now you’re going to cow down to the media that are going to come after some of President Trump’s nominees?’”

Among Trump’s choices that have garnered the most criticism include Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary. Tuberville believes the Republicans in the Senate should support all of Trump’s picks.

“Now, one thing I will say President Trump has been he has been thinking about these people for over two years,” he explained. “He’s vetted them. He knows what they can do, their strengths and weaknesses. And so it’s like putting together a football staff. He sends them over here, and it’s our job to make sure they’re confirmed, not fight against them.”

The senator said there are too many in Congress that care more about being in the media spotlight than they do about doing the right thing for the American people.

“They want get on TV, they want tot talk on the radio…it’s a joke to be honest with you, you know, and so they need to grow up and understand President Trump got a mandate from the American people. Hey, change this mess. Get it back going in the right direction. He can’t do it by itself. He’s got to have people that are loyal to him.”

Tuberville also met with Trump’s nominee for FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday and said he’s the right man for the job.

Just met with the next FBI Director, @Kash_Patel.

He will support our law enforcement officers and get the FBI back to working for the PEOPLE again. pic.twitter.com/pdYtILTfVi

— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) December 10, 2024