Tillis reveals his ‘biggest regret' in new book on Trump 2.0
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is finishing his final months in the Senate on an introspective note, revealing in a new book that the “biggest regret of my career” was his vote to confirm War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
TL;DR
- Senator Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm War Secretary Pete Hegseth his "biggest regret" in his new book, *How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents*.
- Tillis also had reservations about other Trump nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard.
- He felt pressure from within the Republican party and from Donald Trump himself to confirm nominees, even when he had doubts.
- Tillis describes a strained relationship with Trump, including heated text message exchanges.
- The senator criticizes several Trump advisers, including Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, Laura Loomer, Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller.
- Tillis predicts Republican electoral defeat in November, attributing it to presidential overreach, citing both Obama and Trump.
- He believes Republicans should have been more firm in opposing "less-than-stellar" cabinet appointees.