Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is blocking the promotion of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who was in command of the 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to The Hill.

The outlet reported that the Senate Armed Services Committee approved nearly 1,000 military promotions on Tuesday, Donahue’s to four-star general among them.

However, on Thursday Donahue’s name was left off the list of promotions approved by the full Senate before members departed Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in their home districts.

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