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Tillis criticizes Trump advisers for work with Russia-aligned Bosnia group

Tillis criticizes Trump advisers for work with Russia-aligned Bosnia group

Retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday condemned a report that two consultants to President Trump received a large profit from their work advising a pro-Russian government in the Balkans during the U.S. midterm election cycle.   The senator, who serves as co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, called Republika Srpska a “destabilizing force” during…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill
Tillis says McConnell’s brain is ‘as sharp as it ever was’

Tillis says McConnell’s brain is ‘as sharp as it ever was’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) brain “is as sharp as it ever was” following the Kentucky Republican’s recent months-long absence from the upper chamber after a fall. “The difference between the [former President] Biden situation and the Mitch situation is I’ve had conversations with Mitch,” Tillis told MS NOW’s…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill
Tillis defends insulting Trump officials: ‘I stand by all that’

Tillis defends insulting Trump officials: ‘I stand by all that’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday defended insults from his new political memoir thrown at Trump administration officials, saying that he stands “by all that.” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins read off Tillis’s “unsparing” remarks from “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” starting with the North Carolina Republican saying his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill
Tillis: ‘Almost statistically impossible’ for Republicans to win House in midterms

Tillis: ‘Almost statistically impossible’ for Republicans to win House in midterms

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Monday it is “almost statistically impossible” for the Republican Party to retain control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections. Appearing on MS NOW’s “The Beat,” host Ari Melber asked the senator about divisions within the GOP driven by President Trump. “I’m supporting the president because he’s the head…

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Oct 6, 2026 · byThe Hill
Tillis on possibility Trump doxes him: ‘I got his number too’

Tillis on possibility Trump doxes him: ‘I got his number too’

After President Trump leaked a Republican lawmaker’s phone number on social media this past weekend, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) warned he would not withstand the same treatment.   “With all due respect, I got his number too,” Tillis told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” on Monday.  The Republican, who has repeatedly clashed with the president…

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Oct 6, 2026 · byThe Hill
Tillis calls Hegseth vote his ‘biggest regret’

Tillis calls Hegseth vote his ‘biggest regret’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) wrote in his upcoming book that he views his confirmation vote for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the “biggest regret of my career.” Tillis’s upcoming memoir “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” out Tuesday, breaks down how he was skeptical of allegations made about Hegseth’s treatment of women, style of…

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Hill
Republican says Trump’s support of Ken Paxton in Texas primary was ‘colossal mistake’

Republican says Trump’s support of Ken Paxton in Texas primary was ‘colossal mistake’

Thom Tillis says Trump’s decision to back Paxton over John Cornyn has put the Senate seat at risk for Republicans US senator Thom Tillis on Sunday criticized Donald Trump , his fellow Republican, for the president’s support of Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Senate Republican primary. “He made a colossal mistake,” Tillis, a frequent Trump critic from North Carolina, said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union in reference to the president’s support of Paxton who defeated Cornyn in the May primary. Continue reading...

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Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Tillis calls Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch ‘stupid on stilts’

Tillis calls Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch ‘stupid on stilts’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) chastised Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday for accepting a wedding gift from a Russian oligarch. “This was stupid on stilts…This is a man who’s worth somewhere between $300 million and $400 million,” Tillis said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” referring to Umar Kremlev.  ProPublica reported earlier this month that Kremlev,…

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Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Hill