Page A2From§Eachthe wee small hours edition — 18 September 2026
Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth renews call to fire him for second time this month.
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“This is the tell, right there: they hand him the keys, watch him wreck the whole building, and then act stunned they're the only two guys insured to take the wheel back. Tillis confirmed him, Massie's filing eight counts over an illegal war and boat killings, and neither one can move an inch without the same party leadership that put Hegseth there in the first place signing off. That's not oversight, that's a man grading his own homework and still failing the class.”
“Look, Senator Tillis has always been an independent voice on defense readiness — that's not new, that's not a contradiction, that's just doing the job. Sure there was a resignation, personnel changes happen at the Pentagon, that's — did I just call Driscoll walking out a "personnel change"? Huh. Anyway, Congressman Massie lost his own primary this year to a Trump-endorsed challenger, so let's be honest about whose grievance this really is.”
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is renewing his call for President Trump to fire the Pentagon chief after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned. “He needs to go, whether it’s impeachment or the most expedient route — just the president to replace him — would be great,”
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