Tillis: Hegseth makes Noem look like ‘five-star recruit’

Senate Tillis: Hegseth makes Noem look like ‘five-star recruit’ Comments: by Max Rego - 05/24/26 10:04 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 05/24/26 10:04 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Sunday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, comparing him unfavorably to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was dismissed earlier this year by President Trump. Tillis, who is retiring at the end of this Congress, criticized Hegseth’s handling of the Iran war, noting the reported terms of a tentative deal that the Trump administration is hashing out with officials in Tehran would allow nuclear material to remain in that country. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Tillis said this comes after Hegseth proclaimed that the U.S.

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