Why are US Republicans losing faith in War Secretary Pete Hegseth?

The Republican Party’s confidence in United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to be waning, amid growing frustrations over the war with Iran dragging on with no end in sight.“I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place,” Senator Thom Tillis said of Hegseth in an interview with US newspaper The Hill last week. “I think he’s got a massive insecurity complex, he has a lack of experience in large organisations, he micromanages too much.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘The show must go on’: Trump returns to rescheduled White House press galalist 2 of 3Why has the US halted its bombing of Iran?list 3 of 3Trump expresses frustration with Netanyahu before White House meetingend of listTillis spoke of a growing crisis of confidence in Hegseth’s leadership within the Senate, as the US and Iran appear no closer to a lasting peace deal despite the soaring costs of the war that the US and Israel launched on Iran on February 28.“I have heard out of the Pentagon that there’s a loss of confidence – within the Pentagon,” the senator said. “And of course then everyone here on [Capitol Hill] hears those same concerns.”Why are Republicans crit...