{"id":10379,"date":"2023-11-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/2023\/11\/after-cia-director-posts-disturbing-message-leading-republican-takes-immediate-action-washington-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-24T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T22:00:00","slug":"after-cia-director-posts-disturbing-message-leading-republican-takes-immediate-action-washington-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=10379","title":{"rendered":"After CIA Director Posts Disturbing Message \u2013 Leading Republican Takes Immediate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text \" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">\n\t\tSharing is caring!\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.79 --><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville has played a key role in obstructing the Biden administration. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, he has blocked bulk confirmations for hundreds of officers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.79 --><\/p>\n<p>The senator has done this to protest a policy whereby the Pentagon pays troops to travel across state lines to acquire abortions. Tuberville\u2019s actions have rankled Democrats in Congress, as well as many users online.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.79 --><\/p>\n<p>One such user asked if Tommy Tuberville should \u201cbe removed from his committee\u201d? The X user appeared to want a response from her users, asking \u201cYes or No?\u201d Former CIA Director Michael Hayden reposted the question, but what he added shocked many.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>From The Post Millennial:<br \/>On Monday, former CIA Director Michael Hayden appeared to call for the assassination of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for blocking military confirmations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The retired US intelligence official made the statement in response to a user on X who asked if Tuberville should be \u201cremoved from his committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hayden answered, \u201cHow about the human race?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former CIA director \u2013 who lied to cover for Hunter Biden \u2013 has apparently just called for the death of US senator Tommy Tuberville <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UwTM0NRqlE\">pic.twitter.com\/UwTM0NRqlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbyemmons\/status\/1711570822333087763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA, commented on a tweet discussing Republican Tommy Tuberville. The original poster asked if the senator should be \u201cremoved from his committee.\u201d Hayden responded, \u201cHow about the human race?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.79 --><\/p>\n<p>Users quickly accused Hayden of suggesting the Alabama lawmaker be \u201cremoved\u201d from the human race. Hayden had previously criticized the senator. In 2022, he posted \u201cTommy Tuberville is an idiot!\u201d linking to a clip of the senator.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Hayden accused Tuberville of being a \u201cracist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the recent post by Hayden, Sen. Tuberville quickly contacted the authorities.<\/p>\n<p><em>From Fox News:<\/em><br \/><em>Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., alerted Capitol Police on Tuesday to what he called a \u201cpolitically motivated assassination\u201d from former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden, with expectations the police will protect congressional members and bring \u201ccriminals to justice.\u201d<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/widget.adcovery.com\/wc\/3200\/13290\/16298\/16298,16903.html\" target=\"_blank\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/widget.adcovery.com\/wc\/3200\/13290\/16298\/16298,16903.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tuberville contacted Capitol Police over the post by Hayden. He accused the former official of calling for a \u201cpolitically motivated assassination\u201d against him. Capitol Police are charged with the protection of members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether the police force will investigate Hayden\u2019s comments. The former official claimed he meant that the senator is not \u201ca member of the human race.\u201d He said he stands \u201cby the view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments by notable officials could be viewed as calls to action by unstable individuals. Hayden was not apologetic about what he posted. 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