US EditionRetiring GOP Senator Trashes Republican Party’s ‘Lazy and Unstrategic’ Handling of Bitter Senate Runoff
Senator Tillis blames delayed Trump endorsement and GOP infighting for the costly and acrimonious Texas Senate runoff, with over $128 million spent by Republican campaigns and PACs.
- In a clip aired on Sunday's Inside Politics Sunday, Sen. Thom Tillis sharply criticized the GOP's handling of the Texas U.S. Senate runoff, lamenting President Donald Trump's delayed endorsement and calling Republicans 'lazy and unstrategic', CNN's Manu Raju reported.
- With the filibuster dispute over the SAVE Act, the endorsement was held up after Trump declined to endorse and posted on Truth Social that he'd endorse 'soon', while Paxton's pledge tied to the filibuster complicated timing.
- This year's Texas Senate primary burned through over $128 million, with $98.9 million spent by Republican campaigns and PACs, and Sen. Thom Tillis warned this spending on intraparty attacks helps Democrats.
- Senate leadership rejected gutting the filibuster, infuriating Trump and holding up a critical endorsement in the Texas GOP runoff, Raju reported.
- Having been more outspoken over the last nine months, Sen. Thom Tillis is stepping down after two Senate terms, with veteran strategist Carter Wrenn saying his bluntness reflects being free of politics.
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