'You Have To Be Able To Tell Truth To Power': Thom Tillis Swipes GOP Over Big Beautiful Bill

During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke about the political fallout from the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00I wanted to take off the table any question whatsoever about whether or not my reelection

00:07prospects had anything to do with how I make decisions here.

00:10I care about good policy, and I care about the future of this country, and I thought

00:14taking that off the table for the next year and a half may put me in a better position

00:19to help govern.

00:21I have a vested interest in making sure that President Trump's the most successful Republican

00:26president in the history of this country.

00:28I was a Republican long before President Trump was, and I'll be a Republican for the rest

00:32of my life.

00:33You have to be able to tell truth to power.

00:37That's our job.

00:38And that's exactly what I attempted to do last week, and that's what I'll continue to do.