{"id":2453430,"date":"2025-06-29T00:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T04:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-targets-tillis-after-no-vote-on-tax-bill-will-meet-with-primary-challengers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T04:49:27","slug":"trump-targets-tillis-after-no-vote-on-tax-bill-will-meet-with-primary-challengers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-targets-tillis-after-no-vote-on-tax-bill-will-meet-with-primary-challengers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump targets Tillis after \u2018no\u2019 vote on tax bill, will meet with primary challengers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-targets-tillis-after-no-vote-on-tax-bill-will-meet-with-primary-challengers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453430&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump criticized Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) after Tillis voted against a procedural measure related to Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-gop-was-one-heart-attack-away-from-losing-the-house\/\" title=\"Trump says GOP was &#039;one heart attack away from losing the House&#039;\">proposed tax bill<\/a>. Trump expressed his discontent through posts on Truth Social, highlighting policy disagreements and accusing Tillis of neglecting meaningful issues affecting North Carolina, such as the tobacco industry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-energy-secretary-says-we-dont-know-fully-if-climate-change-caused-florida-building-collapse\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Energy Secretary Says \u2018We Don\u2019t Know Fully\u2019 If \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Caused Florida Building Collapse\">disaster recovery efforts<\/a> during Hurricane Helene. He mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-refuses-to-say-whether-hell-back-manchin-sinema-over-potential-primary-challengers\/\" title=\"Schumer Refuses To Say Whether He\u2019ll Back Manchin, Sinema Over Potential ... Challengers\">potential primary challengers<\/a> to Tillis, indicating he will meet with them soon, as he seeks portrayal that aligns with the interests of North Carolina&#8217;s residents. Despite facing threats from Trump, Tillis previously dominated republican primaries, winning considerably in both his 2020 campaign and earlier elections.Meanwhile, the Senate advanced the tax bill despite Tillis&#8217;s opposition, as the voting outcome became narrowed following last-minute negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump targets Tillis after &lsquo;no&rsquo; vote on tax bill, will meet with primary challengers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2159123\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> raged against Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thom-tillis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (R-NC) after the senator voted &ldquo;no&rdquo; on a procedural vote for the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; even going so far as to say he is meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential primary challengers &#038;ldquo<\/a>;over the coming weeks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In back-to-back <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114764131885531801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posts\">posts<\/a> on Truth Social, Trump laid out his case against Tillis, alternating from policy disagreements on the debt ceiling and wind energy to accusing the North Carolina senator of abandoning the tobacco industry and of being &ldquo;MISSING IN ACTION&rdquo; during Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in the Tar Heel State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3456608\/dusty-johnson-marty-jackley-south-dakota-2026\/\">South Dakota attorney general sets sights on sole House seat held by Dusty Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3456351\/pennsylvania-progressives-turn-back-to-conor-lamb\/\">Pennsylvania progressives turn back to former Fetterman foe as congressman spurns party line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3455884\/house-support-trump-big-beautiful-bill-wavers-after-senate-changes\/\">House support for Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;big, beautiful bill&rsquo; wavers after Senate changes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Looks like Senator Thom Tillis, as usual, wants to tell the Nation that he&rsquo;s giving them a 68% Tax Increase, as opposed to the Biggest Tax Cut in American History! At the same time, he is unable to understand the importance of a Debt Extension, which Republicans gave to the Democrats just prior to the November 5th Election, because of its significance, and how important it was for the future of the U.S.A.,&rdquo; the president began.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued, &ldquo;Tillis is also willing to throw the very important Tobacco Industry in North Carolina, &lsquo;out the window,&rsquo; for reasons nobody seems to understand. He loves China made windmills that will cost a fortune, ruin the landscape, and produce the most expensive Energy on Earth. I can&rsquo;t believe that the Great People of North Carolina, a State that I love and won all three times, and a State that I just brought back with money, blood, sweat, and tears, from the recent tragic floods, when Sleepy Joe Biden let them DROWN, right up until the end of that Administration, without doing anything &mdash; I was given an A+ Rating for the job we did in bringing it back, and Tillis, despite being a Republican, was MISSING IN ACTION &mdash; North Carolina will not allow one of their Senators to GRANDSTAND in order to get some publicity for himself, for a possible, but very difficult Re-Election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114764184133829613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suggested\">suggested<\/a> &ldquo;numerous&rdquo; potential primary challengers for Tillis&rsquo;s seat, which he has held since 2015, have already spoken to the president and he will be meeting with them soon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Trump&rsquo;s rebuke of Tillis, the Senate passed a key hurdle in getting the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; to the president&rsquo;s desk for signing before July 4.<\/p>\n<p>After hours of negotiations on and off the Senate floor, the upper chamber <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457329\/senate-trump-big-beautiful-test-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"voted \">voted<\/a> 51-49 to advance the tax bill to an eventual floor debate, but not until after the entire 940-page text is read aloud.<\/p>\n<p>Some GOP holdouts flipped their vote to &ldquo;yes&rdquo; after extracting last-minute concessions from Senate leadership, but not Tillis, who ultimately maintained his stance on the bill that he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1939048002804728199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sees\">sees<\/a> as containing &ldquo;devastating&rdquo; changes to Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the primary threat from Trump, Tillis has dominated the Republican primaries in his past two election cycles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3457329\/senate-trump-big-beautiful-test-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SENATE ADVANCES TRUMP TAX BILL AFTER LAST-MINUTE NEGOTIATIONS WITH HOLDOUTS\"><strong>SENATE ADVANCES TRUMP TAX BILL AFTER LAST-MINUTE NEGOTIATIONS WITH HOLDOUTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, he <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Thom_Tillis_(North_Carolina)#Elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"received\">received<\/a> just over 78% of the vote, while the closest challenger, Paul Wright, a former judge, got just 7.6%.<\/p>\n<p>Over a decade ago, in 2014, Tillis received nearly 100,000 more votes than his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-senate-majority-may-come-down-to-11-battleground-races\/\" title=\"Analysis: ... Majority May Come Down to 11 Battleground Races\">closest primary challenger<\/a>, Greg Bannon, with Tillis ultimately winning the primary with over 45% of the vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2159123\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2159123\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Tillis for &#8216;no&#8217; vote on tax bill, plans to meet primary challengers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2453431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-thom-tillis-rebuke.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58120,54252,7122,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2453430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-primary-challengers","tag-tax-bill","tag-tillis","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-thom-tillis-rebuke.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453434,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453430\/revisions\/2453434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}