Security council spokesman says Tuberville’s military holds ‘wrong’, ‘ridiculous’

National Security Council Strategic Communications coordinator John Kirby criticized U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s military holds Tuesday, calling the senator “wrong,” during a White House press briefing Tuberville (R-Auburn) continues to place holds on Pentagon general and flag-officer promotions due to the Department of Defense’s decision to pay abortion-related expenses for servicemembers. “First of all the senator is just wrong,” Kirby said. “It’s not an unlawful policy. It’s perfectly legal, perfectly keeping within the law.” Tuberville believes the DoD abortion policy breaks the Hyde Ame