Tillis knocks Senate GOP colleague for ‘bulls—‘ on social media

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) didn’t mince any words Tuesday in calling out what he characterized as the “bulls—” arguments of fellow Republican Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) on social media, revealing the tensions within the Senate Republican Conference over how to push forward on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act.

Tillis said Lee’s push for Republicans to force Democrats to actively hold the floor in continuous debate to block the bill — in other words, to force Democrats to employ a talking filibuster — is “goofy.”

“I think it’s silly. All of it’s just goofy stuff,” he said. “It’s like a remake of a bad movie that just keeps on getting released.”

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“At what point do you stop digging a hole?” the senator added.

Asked why Lee keeps pushing the talking filibuster as a strategy to pass the legislation, Tillis replied: “Naivete or a desire to get more likes on a social media post. Maybe both. I........

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