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Thom Tillis: “I would love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he's incompetent and doing a horrible job.”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2026
I would love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he's incompetent and doing a horrible job.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Tillis expresses desire for Hegseth's dismissal.

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