Rick Wilson amused by Republican senator's newfound 'moral clarity' on Trump

After President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) for the position, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) called for Trump to fire another person in his second administration: White House adviser Stephen Miller.

Never Trump conservative Rick Wilson and liberal journalist Molly Jong-Fast discussed Tillis' outspokenness on a March 8 video for their YouTube show "Fast Politics." And they attributed Tillis' willingness to criticize Trump officials to the fact that the conservative senator isn't seeking reelection in the 2026 midterms.

Although Tillis plans to serve out the rest of his term, he will be exiting Congress in early January 2027. Tillis, facing an aggressive GOP primary challenge for not being MAGA enough, decided against seeking another term.

Jong-Fast, with amusement in her voice, said of Tillis, "He's had that thing where, when you're a Republican and you decide you're not going to run again, you become suddenly very brave."

Also sounding amused, Wilson — a former GOP strategist who expressed his disdain for President Donald Trump and the far-right MAGA movement by leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent — told Jong-Fast, "You gain superpowers, in fact…. Incredible superpowers that allow you to have a shred of moral clarity for years of having your lips firmly attached to Trump's backside…. But Tillis has become a born-again hard MOFO, and he has been ripping the living hell out of tiny Santa Monica Goebbels, Stephen Miller, on the Sunday shows. It's been a delight. "

Jong-Fast, commenting on Trump's decision to fire Noem and nominate Mullin, told Wilson, "The real story here is Stephen Miller, who is running the show."

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