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Thom Tillis Criticizes Trump in Texas Primary

3 articles from 2 outlets First seen: September 27, 2026
Outlets: 1 left · 1 center · Earliest publisher-stamped report: The Hill

The Pure Report account · 2 sources · as of Sep 28, 12:47 UTC

Thom Tillis criticized Trump during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, calling Trump's support of Paxton a 'colossal mistake', and also chastised Donald Trump Jr. for accepting a wedding gift from a Russian oligarch.

Attributed reporting

  • According to Guardian — US, Thom Tillis called Trump's support of Paxton a 'colossal mistake'.
    receipt ““He made a colossal mistake,” Tillis, a frequent Trump critic from North Carolina, said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union in reference to the president’s support of Paxton who defeated Cornyn in the May primary.” — verbatim from Guardian — US · article
  • According to The Hill, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) chastised Donald Trump Jr. for accepting a wedding gift from a Russian oligarch.
    receipt “Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) chastised Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday for accepting a wedding gift from a Russian oligarch.” — verbatim from The Hill · article

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Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): The Hill (center), Sep 27, 15:14 UTC.

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Center 1 2 The Hill
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