Thom Tillis hung Danielle Hegseth out to dry
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Whether Tillis is a misogynist asshole or whether he’s just playing one to avoid the wrath of Trump and his legoins of fash money is ultimately beside the point since the destination is the same:
A key witness in the contentious Senate confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assured by Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last week’s vote and could convince Republican senators to oppose the nominee, according to people familiar with the events.
Tillis personally assured Danielle Hegseth in a call on Jan. 19, witnessed by two other people, that if she signed the statement testifying that she believed her former brother-in-law Pete Hegseth has an alcohol abuse problem and was abusive to his second wife, it would carry weight, and potentially move three votes—his own, along with the votes of Sens. Susan Collins (R., Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska), those people said.
On Friday, Tillis became the 50th senator to vote “yes” on Hegseth, clinching his confirmation to lead the Pentagon.
Tillis’s response is grimly hilarious:
In a statement, Tillis didn’t dispute The Wall Street Journal’s reporting about the call. He said Danielle Hegseth’s statement “did carry weight, which is why I communicated my concerns to the White House and spent days doing my due diligence and seeing if there were any firsthand corroborating accounts of the sworn statement.”
“I said I would put weight on it, and ‘none’ is a weight. CHECKMATE LIBS!”
Hey, you know who’s up for re-election in what is likely to be a blue wave year in 2026? This guy. NC Democrats need to get this right.