Republican senator will ‘burn the military down’ over abortion policy, says Democrat

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Senate needs to change rules to sidestep Tommy Tuberville's block on promotions

The Alabama Republican senator Tommy Tuberville is prepared to burn the military down" with his block on promotions in protest of Pentagon policy on abortion, the Connecticut Democratic senator Chris Murphy said.

I think everybody's been hoping that Senator Tuberville would back down," Murphy told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.