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Senate Confirms Controversial Retired Army General as Pentagon Personnel Chief
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Gen. Anthony Tata was confirmed with a 52-46 Senate vote despite Democratic opposition due to past controversial remarks, and will oversee personnel programs supporting troops and families.
- On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Senate confirmed retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to lead the Department of Defense’s personnel and readiness office.
- Tata's confirmation followed past controversies, including inflammatory remarks and a previously withdrawn nomination during Trump's first term, amid divided Senate opinion.
- At his May 2025 confirmation hearing, Tata rejected his previous statements as uncharacteristic and committed to leading without political bias, focusing on supporting both military personnel and civilian employees.
- The Senate vote was 52-46 along party lines, with all Republicans supporting Tata and all Democrats opposing, citing concerns about his partisanship and divisive statements.
- Tata's confirmation gives him oversight of millions of Defense Department personnel, while critics warn his past rhetoric could harm military cohesion and professionalism.
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The Senate voted 52-46 today to confirm retired Army brigadier general and former Fox News commentator Anthony Tata to be under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Tata was nominated unsuccessfully in President Trump’s first term to be under secretary of defense for policy but ran into tense opposition over a past statement calling then-President Obama a “terrorist.” Tata also referred to Islam as "the most oppressive violent relig…
Senate confirms controversial retired Army general as Pentagon personnel chief
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Anthony Tata, a retired Army brigadier general who has made inflammatory remarks about Islam and prominent Democrats, to serve as the Pentagon’s personnel chief.
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Tata is a retired Army brigadier general whose post-military career includes serving as a school district administrator in Washington, D.C., and North Carolina and as North Carolina's secretary of transportation.
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