Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville from Alabama has expressed frustration over Senate Democrats’ efforts to slow down President Donald Trump’s nominee confirmation process, despite his own record of blocking military confirmations during President Joe Biden’s term. According to MSNBC, Democrats in the Senate minority are using procedural tactics to delay Trump’s nominees, although they cannot ultimately prevent confirmations if 50 Republican senators support the candidates. While Democrats can’t stop the nominations, they are making the process more time-consuming by insisting on procedural votes. “When a new coach is hired, they get to pick their team. It’s that simple,” Tuberville stated on social media, seemingly forgetting his own actions from the previous year. He went on to complain that “radical Democrats continue to BLOCK over 150 of his nominees,” calling the situation “RIDICULOUS.” Democrats are following standard procedures, while Tuberville’s previous blockade caused military concerns The Democratic minority has agreed to speed up some confirmations, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s nomination, but has required cloture votes for 106 subsequent nominees. This approach, while slowing the process, follows standard Senate procedures. Senator John Kennedy of Alabama says, “ We need more idiot control." I feel for you, buddy, but I believe this is what we call a "self-own."— John Galvin (@JohnHGalvin) July 29, 2025 In contrast, Tuberville’s own actions in 2023 were far more severe. He became notorious for implementing a 10-month blockade against confirming U.S. military officials as part of an anti-abortion stance, making him the first senator in American history to take such extensive action against military confirmations. The Alabama senator’s military confirmation blockade damaged his reputation among his own party members. Several Senate Republicans publicly criticized him, stating his actions were harmful to the military during international crises and potentially beneficial to U.S. adversaries. Republican infighting over procedural tactics has become more common, as seen when Marjorie Taylor Greene despaired that ‘our majority is shrinking’ due to internal party conflicts. His fellow Republicans described his tactics as “ridiculous” and “dumb.” The contrast between Tuberville’s complaints about Democratic delays and his own more extreme blocking tactics has drawn attention to what critics see as hypocrisy. This type of contradiction is becoming increasingly common among Republican lawmakers, similar to how Marjorie Taylor Greene complained about lying while ‘literally making a living peddling falsehoods’ herself. While Democrats are using standard procedural tools to slow the confirmation process, they are not implementing the kind of wholesale blockade that Tuberville used against Biden’s military appointments.