Anthony Tata, the president’s nominee to be the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, apologized for inflammatory remarks he made in the past and promised to be “apolitical” if he’s confirmed to his position.
Tata, a retired Army Brigadier General, faced scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday morning for those previous remarks, which halted his appointment to be the undersecretary of defense for policy during President Donald Trump‘s first term.
He previously called former President Barack Obama a “terrorist leader,” accused the Obamas of engaging in “borderline treasonous” behavior for expressing their disappointment with a Trump presidency, and said that former the president “is a Muslim” seeking to “support a regime (Mullahs) that sponsors anti
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