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Tillis: Hegseth makes Noem look like 'five-star recruit'
Key takeaways
- Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, comparing him unfavorably to former Homeland Security Sec.
- In an interview on CNN s State of the Union, Tillis said this comes after Hegseth proclaimed that the U.S. obliterated Iran and was in position to, pretty much, dictate terms.
- When you see these mistakes made by Hegseth. … With all of these mistakes in total, it s beginning to make Kristi Noem look like a five-star recruit, the retiring North Carolina senator told host Jake Tapper.
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Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, comparing him unfavorably to former Homeland Security Sec. 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 or 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. obliterated Iran and was in position to, pretty much, dictate terms.
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