A prominent Republican senator who once voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now publicly questioning that decision, calling the appointee by President Donald Trump "amateurish" and "out of his depth" in managing the Pentagon.

Republican senators have signaled a willingness to hold hearings over defense secretary Pete Hegseth pausing weapons shipments to Ukraine without the approval of president Donald Trump. Republicans expressed concerns to The Hill both on and off the record,

Thom Tillis gave a scathing review of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the former Fox News host was “out of his depth” at the Pentagon.Tillis, after bucking his party by voting against the GOP’s budget bill and then announcing he wouldn’t run for reelection next year,