Trump calls GOP Sen. Thom Tillis ‘a loser’

President Trump called Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) “a loser” Friday when asked about the lawmaker’s threat to not support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination unless Blanche condemns the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol. 

“Sen. Tillis is a loser. He didn’t run because I wouldn’t support him,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. 

“He’s just an angry man because he’s not going to be a senator any longer. He wasn’t respected in the Senate. He fought a lot of people,” he continued. “He was forced to leave the Senate because I wouldn’t support him and he quit, so now he’s trying to make trouble by opposing anyone.” 

Trump went on to praise Blanche, referring to him as “a brilliant guy who everybody likes and everybody respects.” 

Tillis warned this week that he........

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