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In Stepping Aside, Sen. Thom Tillis Goes Way of Other Republicans Who Have Challenged Trump

  • On Sunday, Senator Thom Tillis announced his retirement at the end of 2026, just 12 hours after Trump threatened to back a primary challenger.
  • Tillis voted against the bill, citing Medicaid cost shifts to North Carolina taxpayers, prompting Trump’s threat to endorse a primary challenger within 12 hours.
  • Evidence shows Medicaid cuts would shift billions to North Carolina taxpayers, highlighting Tillis’s electoral vulnerability with a narrow 2020 reelection margin.
  • Trump celebrated Tillis’s retirement, while Tillis expressed feeling liberated to speak freely without campaign pressures.
  • Tillis announced his retirement in 2026, signaling a broader GOP retreat influenced by Trump’s growing control over candidate selection and party direction.
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In stepping aside, Sen. Thom Tillis goes way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump

Flake. Corker. Romney. And now, Tillis. The list of Republican senators who have called it quits rather than endure a political career sideways with Trump is long and still growing.

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Sen. Thom Tillis in stepping aside goes the way of

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In stepping aside, Sen. Thom Tillis goes the way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump

Jeff Flake. Bob Corker. Mitt Romney. And now, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. The roll call of Republican senators who have called it quits rather than endure a political career sideways with President Donald Trump is long and apparently, still growing.

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The New York Sun broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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