Thom Tillis Rips Pete Hegseth After Voting For Him: 'He's Out Of His Depth' At The Pentagon

[In It to Win It]

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who announced he wouldn’t seek reelection following his decision to vote down President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill earlier this month, on Wednesday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “out of his depth” in his role at the Pentagon.

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Tillis, who voted to confirm Hegseth in the job, suggested his performance hasn’t been up to the task so far, citing his involvement in a Signal group chat scandal and a recent decision by the Pentagon to pause critical arm shipments to Ukraine that he described as “amateurish.”

“Now, with the passing of time, I think it’s clear he’s out of his depth as a manager of a large, complex organization,” Tillis said.

Still, the GOP senator said that he stands by his decision to support Hegseth’s confirmation at the time.

“If all I had was the information on the day of the vote, I’d certainly vote for him again,” Tillis said. “But now I have the information of him being a manager, and I don’t think that his probationary period has been very positive.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/thom-tillis-rips-pete-hegseth_n_686fa755e4b0e313c1f113eb

[3catwoman3]

1. A day late and a dollar short, Senator.

Not one Trump cabinet appointee has either any relevant experience or qualifications for the positions they hold.

Your criticism rings very hollow.

[Dave Bowman]

2. Hey Tillis, we knew that he was unqualified, incompetent, unfit for the job and yes, out of his depth back then.

Why didn't you?

[rsdsharp]

3. You knew, or should have known, that he mismanaged two small nonprofits,

and yet you still voted to put him in charge of the largest military on earth with nearly a trillion dollar budget.

Even when you’re no longer running for reelection, you still won’t take responsibility for your mistakes.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

4. Same could be said for Trump as POTUS, a hundredfold.

[tanyev]

6. Thought exactly the same thing.

He’s not up to the job, but sure, I’d vote for him again.

[MagickMuffin]

5. So, Tom Tillis his staff don't know how to research

On such an important position as Head of the DOD. A weekend host on Fox. Yeah, Tom Tillis would vote for him again, just because 😏