{"id":2458166,"date":"2025-07-10T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-sen-thom-tillis-runs-to-cnn-to-brag-about-swearing-at-trump-behind-closed-doors\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T22:39:02","slug":"gop-sen-thom-tillis-runs-to-cnn-to-brag-about-swearing-at-trump-behind-closed-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-sen-thom-tillis-runs-to-cnn-to-brag-about-swearing-at-trump-behind-closed-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Runs to CNN to Brag About Swearing at Trump Behind Closed Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fgop-sen-thom-tillis-runs-to-cnn-to-brag-about-swearing-at-trump-behind-closed-doors%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=2458166&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>The article criticizes Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, portraying him as a weak and establishment-aligned republican (&#8220;RINO&#8221;) who tried too appear tough against former President Donald Trump during an interview on CNN.Despite his posturing, Tillis voted against Trump&#8217;s key legislation, the &#8220;Big Gorgeous Bill,&#8221; and ultimately announced he would not seek re-election in 2026 after Trump threatened to support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challenger<\/a>. The piece argues that Tillis&#8217;s retreat is essentially a victory for Trump and a reflection of Tillis&#8217;s alignment with the Washington establishment, which alienates true Republican voters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a> that while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-73976-ballots-released-by-maricopa-county-56-1-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 73,976 Ballots Released By Maricopa County \u2014 56.1% FOR DONALD TRUMP\">liberal media<\/a> and Democrats may offer tillis a comfortable future after his Senate career, he remains unpopular among Trump&#8217;s base and is viewed as just another defeated establishment figure.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When will Republicans learn that Democrats and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-todd-bensman-many-of-joe-bidens-migrants-die-on-trek-to-u-s-border\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Todd Bensman -- Many of Joe Biden&#039;s Migrants Die on Trek to U.S. Border\">establishment media allies<\/a> will never actually like them?<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with veteran propagandist Jake Tapper, which appeared Thursday morning on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;News Central,&rdquo; Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina &mdash; a notorious Republican in Name Only (RINO) and a recent thorn in the side of President Donald Trump &mdash; tried posing as a tough and principled legislator willing to stand up to the president.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that he did it on CNN spoke volumes.<\/p>\n<p>After all, establishment journalists and their audiences tend to view everything through the lens of their toxic obsessions with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, despite his recent attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lara-trump-sets-record-straight-jake-tapper-said-apologized-infamous-interview-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rewrite history<\/a>, few people have carried more water for the anti-Trump establishment than Tapper.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Thus, by running to CNN, Tillis exposed himself as merely the latest weak Republican to genuflect at the altar of liberals&rsquo; hatred for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told the president that he&rsquo;s clearly got the votes,&rdquo; Tillis began, referring to Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the Senate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/24-hours-pushing-trump-far-thom-tillis-leaving-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tillis<\/a> voted against the president&rsquo;s signature legislation. Trump then threatened to primary the senator in 2026. But Tillis responded by announcing that he would not seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>The president signed the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-stop-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Beautiful Bill<\/a>&rdquo; into law on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis then insisted that he had promised Trump to tone down his opposition and work with the House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then I got that text,&rdquo; the senator told Tapper, &ldquo;that I texted him, or, I never read it, but I saw, like, the first sentence. I told the president in another text, I said &lsquo;Now it&rsquo;s time to start looking for my replacement, because I don&rsquo;t deal with that kind of bulls***.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view Tillis&rsquo; comments in the YouTube video below. The relevant segment began at the 1:05 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nLjfKXMgj8s?si=qd4xG-C1sySHBBuv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tillis&rsquo; lack of clarity in recounting that story made it difficult to discern his precise meaning.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line, however, is that he described a text exchange with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-bringing-america-first-countrys-recognizable-landmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> in which the senator, acting purely on principle, stood up to the president and made an honor-driven decision to surrender his Senate seat rather than seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>In truth, of course, a milquetoast placeholder like Tillis stood no chance against a Trump-backed primary challenger. So the senator took his toys and went home.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how Tillis framed it, his withdrawal from the 2026 Senate race amounts to a major Trump victory.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Tillis has so totally aligned himself with the notorious Washington, D.C. &ldquo;Swamp&rdquo; that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-flynn-loose-thom-tillis-ed-martin-opposition-tells-truth-rinos-hope-nobody-hears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >parrots establishment talking points<\/a><\/a> about the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, when he leaves office after the 2026 midterm elections, Tillis no doubt will find a soft landing. Establishment media outlets will seek out his opinion and maybe even employ him as an analyst. Democrats will treat him the way they now treat former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-biden-pardons-fauci-milley-effort-guard-potential-revenge-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liz Cheney<\/a> of Wyoming, whose hatred of Trump constitutes their sole and defining virtue in liberals&rsquo; eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Through it all, however, Tillis will remain what he is today: a RINO loser forced to seek comfort from liberals who secretly dislike him, and the latest in a long line of establishment tools whom Trump has vanquished.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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