One Republican Senator is working to block the promotion of a Lieutenant General who helped oversee the Afghanistan withdrawal.

From The Daily Wire. Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue that would have elevated him to lead U.S. Army forces in Europe.

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Donahue is currently a three-star general who was nominated to become a four-star general by President Joe Biden earlier this month. Donahue was one of the top military officials overseeing the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. …

… Mullin placed a hold on Donahue’s promotion after the Senate approved promotions for hundreds of service members last week, according to The Washington Post. …

The Biden administration did not remove any senior military leaders following the chaotic withdrawal, despite security failings that cost the lives of American soldiers and hundreds of Afghans. …

While Democrats still hold a majority in the Senate, when it comes to military promotions, a single senator can hold up the process. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama held up hundreds of military promotions in 2022 and 2023 in protest of a Pentagon policy to pay for service members to travel out-of-state for abortions.

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Wenhan Cheng from Pixabay)