Rebellious Republicans find voice in Trump apostate Thom Tillis: ‘stupid on stilts’ and a ‘payout for punks’
Republican senators have pushed back against President Trump's demands, particularly regarding a controversial fund for January 6 rioters. This unexpected defiance has left the GOP's budget priorities in disarray and raised questions about Trump's influence over the party. As tensions rise, some lawmakers are beginning to break ranks, signaling a potential shift in the Republican landscape.
- ▪Republican senators refused to support Trump's $1.776 billion fund for January 6 rioters, leading to a postponement of a key budget package.
- ▪Senator Thom Tillis criticized the fund as 'stupid on stilts' and a 'payout for punks.'
- ▪Trump's approval rating is low, and his aggressive tactics are alienating potential allies within the GOP.
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The day arrived when the Senate just said, No.Recommended Video President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry, upset Republican senators, pushed to a breaking point by his seemingly insatiable and outlandish demands — particularly a $1.776 billion fund for Jan. 6 rioters and others he believes were wrongly prosecuted — did the unthinkable. They simply refused, closed up shop, and went home. The moment was as rare as it was daring, a sudden flex from the Congress that has become a shell of its former self as a coequal branch, the Republican majority almost always more willing to accommodate the Republican president than to confront him.
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