Matthew Whitaker and Sen. Tommy Tuberville Talk Football, Education, and How Republicans Are Resisting Progressives at CPAC 2023

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s 2023 conference on March 2, discussing their origin stories, education, and progressive ideology.
The pair started by talking about their shared history in football due to Whitaker’s history as a player and Tuberville’s former coaching position.
Whitaker began by lauding Tuberville as a “true conservative,” while Tuberville described the current state of affairs in the U.S. Senate as a “clown world.” They discussed a range of topics, including the issue of indoctrination in education. Whitaker cited woke, critical race theory, and the 1619 Project as examples of ideologies that he believes are damaging to students….}