Utah Sen. Mike Lee calls for defunding the U.S. military amid abortion policy debate
Lee, without evidence, accused Pentagon officials of spreading misinformation about a U.S. senator.
By Bryan Schott
| Sep. 8, 2023, 4:36 p.m.
| Updated: 6:52 p.m.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee — who has used his personal “BasedMikeLee” X account to claim the flooding that trapped thousands of people at the Burning Man festival was “God’s judgment” and to spread conspiracy theories about COVID-related lockdowns — is now taking aim at the Department of Defense.
In a Thursday night social media rampage, Utah’s senior senator called for cutting off funding to the U.S. military.
Lee has vigorously defended Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s month-long blockade of hundreds of military promotions to force the Biden administration to rescind a policy to provide leave and reimburse travel expenses for service members and their families to travel to other states for abortions. Service members cannot choose where they are stationed and may be stationed in a state that does not allow abortions after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last year.
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