Thom Tillis Calls Out Hegseth

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Republican Senator Thom Tillis issued a warning to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that he plans to sideline another top general.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 11:30 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) unleashed a blistering rebuke of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, zeroing in on reports that Hegseth is trying to sideline Gen. Chris Donahue -- a decorated combat veteran with more than 20 deployments -- by downgrading U.S. Army Europe-Africa to a three-star command.

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GOP senator blasts Hegseth for 'careless decision' on troop posture
thehill.com

... Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) offered harsh criticism for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday over reported changes at the Pentagon, including a shift in U.S. military posture around the globe and the exits of multiple senior military officers in recent months.

"The careless decision to reduce our force posture in Europe, along with moves by Pete Hegseth and his political henchmen to force out some of our finest general officers is amateur hour at best and deadly at worst," Tillis wrote on the social platform X. ...

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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-17 01:59 PM

I get the argument Tillis advances about how he's somehow been somehow effective in achieving ... well, you can read his side of it at time.com which is actually a pretty interesting take. Mine, however, differs. Given that Tillis is not running again and this is his last year in the Senate, why not apply some serious accelerant to that wee tinder fire you keep barely alive in a corner? Light it up, get things going, make a good goddamn difference. Is that too much to ask?*

*(Rhetorical question)