Losing Friends & Antagonizing Presidents with Sen. Tillis 10/06/26

Retiring Senator Tillis publicly breaks with Trump-era cabinet picks and spending gimmicks while urging the GOP to court unaffiliated voters ahead of midterms.

• Tillis on Hegseth: Senator Tillis calls his confirmation vote for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a regret, saying he's "asleep at the switch" and lacks the "executive level caliber" for the role, citing poor engagement with Congress on Iran strategy and personnel decisions.
• Big Beautiful Bill dissent: Tillis voted no over an estimated $800B/year Medicaid impact on North Carolina, warning the rollout timeline would create political backlash—"those ads are playing right now."

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