Friends —

The Trump administration has consistently gone out of their way to politicize our military — and they’ve just done it again.

The White House nominated retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata for the third highest civilian position in the Department of Defense — but once we learned that he had shared Islamaphobic tweets and conspiracy theories in the past, they pulled his nomination before the Senate had a chance to reject him.

But then the Trump administration went forward anyway and appointed Tata as Deputy Undersecretary of Policy in an “acting” capacity with similar responsibilities, effectively circumventing Congress.

This is totally out of line. No president should go around Congress like this. Sign my petition if you agree:

Add your name if you agree that the White House should remove Tata from this post immediately. A president should NOT go around Congress like this.

Thank you for speaking out.

All my best,

Tammy Duckworth

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