Tommy Tuberville
American politician and football coach
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| 2025 | Tuberville publicly endorsed Donald Trump's controversial proposal for Gaza, suggesting the U.S. should take over the territory, clear munitions and war ruins, ethnically displace Palestinians, and redevelop it as the 'Riviera of the Middle East', stating he thinks it's 'a good idea'. |
| 2025 | Tuberville claimed he recruited Patrick Mahomes, which Mahomes disputed as untrue. |
| 2025 | Tuberville publicly endorsed Donald Trump's controversial proposal for Gaza, suggesting the U.S. should take over the territory, clear munitions and war ruins, ethnically displace Palestinians, and redevelop it as the 'Riviera of the Middle East', stating he thinks it's 'a good idea'. |
| 2025 | Tuberville claimed he recruited Patrick Mahomes, which Mahomes disputed as untrue. |
| January 2025 | Claimed that transgender children should 'live in fear' of their parents, describing parents supporting transgender children as 'child abuse'. |
| January 2025 | Claimed that transgender children should 'live in fear' of their parents, describing parents supporting transgender children as 'child abuse'. |
| November 12 2024 | Tuberville announced his candidacy for reelection to a second Senate term in the 2026 elections. |
| November 12 2024 | Tuberville announced his candidacy for reelection to a second Senate term in the 2026 elections. |
| June 2024 | Called Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator' and made controversial statements about Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine |
| June 2024 | Called Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator' and made controversial statements about Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine |
| March 29 2024 | Accused the Democratic Party of being a 'Satanic cult' in response to a New York Post tweet about the White House Easter Egg art contest, coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility. |
| March 29 2024 | Accused the Democratic Party of being a 'Satanic cult' in response to a New York Post tweet about the White House Easter Egg art contest, coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility. |
| 2023 | Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, stating the bill did not go far enough to reform the budget |
| 2023 | Became Alabama's senior senator following Richard Shelby's retirement. |
| 2023 | Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, stating the bill did not go far enough to reform the budget |
| 2023 | Became Alabama's senior senator following Richard Shelby's retirement. |
| December 24 2023 | Tuberville was doxxed and swatted, along with other leading activists and politicians. |
| December 24 2023 | Tuberville was doxxed and swatted, along with other leading activists and politicians. |
| December 19 2023 | Tuberville lifted the hold on the final 11 officers nominated for four-star positions, effectively ending his military nominations blockade. |
| December 19 2023 | Tuberville lifted the hold on the final 11 officers nominated for four-star positions, effectively ending his military nominations blockade. |
| December 5 2023 | Tuberville largely lifted his hold, which had blocked 451 promotions during the previous week. The Senate subsequently promoted 425 military officers. |
| December 5 2023 | Tuberville largely lifted his hold, which had blocked 451 promotions during the previous week. The Senate subsequently promoted 425 military officers. |
| November 1 2023 | Tuberville blocked dozens of military nominations brought to the Senate floor by incensed senators. |
| November 1 2023 | Tuberville blocked dozens of military nominations brought to the Senate floor by incensed senators. |
| October 2023 | Michael Hayden made a controversial social media comment about Tuberville that Tuberville interpreted as a threat, leading him to report the comment to the United States Capitol Police as a potential politically motivated assassination threat. |
| October 2023 | Michael Hayden made a controversial social media comment about Tuberville that Tuberville interpreted as a threat, leading him to report the comment to the United States Capitol Police as a potential politically motivated assassination threat. |
| September 20 2023 | The Senate voted to confirm three high-ranking officers (Joint Chiefs chairman, Marine Corps commandant, and Army chief of staff) by working around Tuberville's hold. |
| September 20 2023 | The Senate voted to confirm three high-ranking officers (Joint Chiefs chairman, Marine Corps commandant, and Army chief of staff) by working around Tuberville's hold. |
| August 2023 | The Washington Post reported that Tuberville appears to be living in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, instead of Auburn, Alabama, potentially raising questions about his residency. |
| August 2023 | The Washington Post reported that Tuberville appears to be living in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, instead of Auburn, Alabama, potentially raising questions about his residency. |
| July 2023 | During a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins, Tuberville initially called white nationalism an 'opinion' and denied white nationalists are inherently racist, drawing significant criticism from Democrats and Republican senators. |
| July 2023 | A spokesperson stated that the foundation was under audit, had paused activities, and Tuberville was working to reform it. |
| July 2023 | During a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins, Tuberville initially called white nationalism an 'opinion' and denied white nationalists are inherently racist, drawing significant criticism from Democrats and Republican senators. |
| July 2023 | A spokesperson stated that the foundation was under audit, had paused activities, and Tuberville was working to reform it. |
| July 11 2023 | Tuberville blocked the confirmation of a new Marine Corps commandant, leaving the Corps without a leader for the first time in two centuries. |
| July 11 2023 | Tuberville blocked the confirmation of a new Marine Corps commandant, leaving the Corps without a leader for the first time in two centuries. |
| June 2023 | A New Hampshire resident was arrested and charged with threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder a member of Congress, allegedly connected to Tuberville's hold on military promotions. |
| June 2023 | A New Hampshire resident was arrested and charged with threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder a member of Congress, allegedly connected to Tuberville's hold on military promotions. |
| May 10 2023 | Tuberville made controversial comments about white nationalists in a WBHM radio interview, stating he calls white nationalists 'Americans'. His congressional staff later released a clarifying statement suggesting he was skeptical of white nationalists' presence in the military. |
| May 10 2023 | Tuberville made controversial comments about white nationalists in a WBHM radio interview, stating he calls white nationalists 'Americans'. His congressional staff later released a clarifying statement suggesting he was skeptical of white nationalists' presence in the military. |
| March 2023 | Reintroduced a bill to forbid public schools from allowing biological males to participate in girls' or women's sports, co-sponsored by 19 Republicans. |
| March 2023 | Reintroduced a bill to forbid public schools from allowing biological males to participate in girls' or women's sports, co-sponsored by 19 Republicans. |
| March 25 2023 | Publicly complained about a viral U.S. Navy Instagram video featuring Lieutenant Junior Grade Audrey Knutson, a nonbinary sailor reading a poem during a spoken-word event. |
| March 25 2023 | Publicly complained about a viral U.S. Navy Instagram video featuring Lieutenant Junior Grade Audrey Knutson, a nonbinary sailor reading a poem during a spoken-word event. |
| February 2023 | Tuberville announced he would block all 'civilian, flag, and general officer nominations' in response to the DOD abortion policy implementation. |
| February 2023 | Tuberville co-sponsored a bill to prevent people with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria from serving in the U.S. military, with limited exceptions. |
| February 2023 | Tuberville announced he would block all 'civilian, flag, and general officer nominations' in response to the DOD abortion policy implementation. |
| February 2023 | Tuberville co-sponsored a bill to prevent people with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria from serving in the U.S. military, with limited exceptions. |
| February 1 2023 | Tommy Tuberville announced his committee assignments for the 118th Congress, joining multiple Senate committees including Agriculture, Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Veterans' Affairs, with ranking member positions on Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee and Children and Families Subcommittee. |
| February 1 2023 | Tommy Tuberville announced his committee assignments for the 118th Congress, joining multiple Senate committees including Agriculture, Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Veterans' Affairs, with ranking member positions on Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee and Children and Families Subcommittee. |
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