One of only two Republican senators to have voted against the “great and beautiful law” of Donald Trump will withdraw from political life at the end of his mandate.
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North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis announced on Sunday that he will not represent in 2026, according to several American media. This declaration occurs only a few hours after he opposed the advancement of President Trump’s megaproject of budgetary law.
In a publication on his social networks on Saturday, Tillis mentioned concern about the consequences of this budget on accessibility to the Medicaid program for residents of North Carolina and the “heartbreaking choice” that the State would have to take for its population.
“We can and have to do better than that,” he said.
The Republican senator criticized the disappearance of the Bipartisan approach in Washington in passing.
“In Washington, in recent years, it has become more and more obvious that leaders who are ready to adopt a bipartisan approach […] And to show independence of mind are becoming an endangered species, ”quotes Fox News.
«[Le sénateur Tillis] Hurred to have the freedom to call the balls and the catches as he sees them, ”he told CNN.
