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Tillis slams Hegseth's priorities, urges Trump to remove him as defense secretary

Name: Tillis slams Hegseth's priorities, urges Trump to remove him as defense secretary
Uploaded: 2026-09-03T11:30:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of South Carolina urged President Trump to remove Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth amid a series of high-profile exits from the agency. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of South Carolina urged President Trump to remove Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth amid a series of high-profile exits from the agency. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.