North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis apparently had quite a bit to say to Donald Trump behind the scenes.
Newly revealed text messages show Tillis pushing back forcefully against the president during their increasingly bitter political feud. In one message, Tillis told Trump that he had never been directly threatened with a primary contest—and said that if Trump had actually made such a threat, he would have told him to “f*ck yourself” and immediately announced his retirement, Politico Playbook reports.
Tillis also made clear that his criticism of Trump wasn't coming from a desire to see the president fail. Quite the opposite, he said, explaining that he still wanted to help but wasn't willing to put up with Trump's treatment of him.
“I don’t take this bullsh*t from anyone, including you,” Tillis wrote, adding that Trump should save the threats and games for people who didn't care whether he succeeded.
“I care if you fail,” Tillis continued, “and right now we are failing.”
The messages, obtained by the outlet and set to appear in Tillis' forthcoming book, offer a remarkably blunt insight into the Republican senator's deteriorating relationship with Trump.
The exchange followed Trump's public attacks on Tillis, in which the president called him “weak and ineffective,” a “Nitpicker,” and a “QUITTER” after Tillis announced that he would retire rather than seek reelection.
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