Is Tommy Tuberville ignorant? Yes — but that's not the reason he's actively delaying the confirmations of more than 300 senior military nominees. And it's not his anti-abortion stance either — that gives him plausible deniability. It's because Tuberville is in Putin's pocket. He wants to hold these spots open for Trump. If Trump is re-elected, Trump will be able to assign these military spots to those who are sympathetic to his agenda — and another coup.