GOP Senator Says He Opposes Any Trump Crackdown in His State: 'It'll Be a Problem for Me'
Source: MEDIAite
Sep 9th, 2025, 9:32 pm
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) was blunt when asked about the possibility that President Donald Trump might send federal troops into Charlotte, North Carolina in the wake of a brutal murder on one of the city’s light rail trains, saying that it would be a “problem” for him. The Trump administration has controversially deployed federal agents in several U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago, claiming it was necessary to fight crime.
Local and state officials have publicly denounced the federal crackdown, but thus far the elected representatives from these areas speaking out in opposition have been mostly Democrats like D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Charlotte has been in the headlines after Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death on a train, the shocking and seemingly random crime captured by the train’s security cameras.
The man arrested for her murder, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., had a long criminal history, including violent crimes like robbery with a deadly weapon, and a diagnosis of schizophrenia, according to police. Trump has cited Zarutska’s murder as an example of “Democrat-run cities that set loose savage, bloodthirsty criminals to prey on innocent people,” and called for a “vicious” law and order response. Other Republican politicians and conservative media outlets have also pointed to this incident to argue in support of the president’s agenda, including further federal deployments in U.S. cities.
Tillis, who has represented North Carolina in the U.S. Senate for a decade after serving in the state legislature, was asked about the possibility the Trump administration might crack down on Charlotte by NOTUS reporter Helen Huiskes, and was unequivocally opposed to the idea.
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This is the latest "Ashley Babbitt-style" manufactured outrage being generated by RW loonosphere while the 45 administration is preparing to DEPORT Ukrainian refugees, and pulling away support from the country. They are trotting out the tried-and-true RW racist trope of "the black man killing the white woman", while bragging about cutting funds for mental health services. Don't fall for their hype.
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It seems that the cities of NC are trying hard to change their political leadership and it just may happen.
Come on, North Carolina Democrats! Put this guy out to pasture and elect a real Senator.
He grew up in Eugene Oregon, but went to college in Raleigh. He basically never left, and neither did many of his friends from school. I think he's in his early 30's now, has a good job and he's found his place in the world.
