GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies. As Sen. Tillis has gained influence in Congress for his willingness to work across the aisle, his record of supporting some key […]
Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for supporting policies they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina was censured by his state s annual GOP convention Saturday, with delegates accusing him of straying from conservatism on certain issues.
As Sen. Tillis has gained influence in Congress for his willingness to work across the aisle, his record of supporting some key policies has raised concerns among some state Republicans that the senator has strayed from conservative values.