Sen. Tillis Urges Senate to Cancel ICE, Border Patrol Vote to Boost Cornyn’s Reelection Bid

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Sen. Tillis Urges Senate to Cancel ICE, Border Patrol Vote to Boost Cornyn’s Reelection Bid

BREITBART
by Jasmyn Jordan
18 May 2026



Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is reportedly warning Senate Republicans that moving ahead this week with a major budget reconciliation package could keep Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in Washington days before his Texas Republican runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Axios reported that Tillis told colleagues “in unequivocal terms” that he would not vote for the reconciliation bill if the Senate considers it this week, citing two people familiar with the matter. The report said Tillis criticized the bill in an email to Republican colleagues Monday morning, while also making clear he could eventually support the overall bill and that his “main two concerns” were timing and any funding associated with President Donald Trump’s “ballroom.”

Republican leaders are still planning to bring the bill to the floor on Thursday after it passes out of committee on Wednesday, Axios reported. The outlet noted the bill is “subject to a vote-a-rama,” giving Democrats a chance to offer amendments on issues such as the ballroom funding that “could be uncomfortable for Republicans,” particularly those facing reelection.

The report said Tillis is also concerned about the political impact on Cornyn, who faces Paxton in Texas’s May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff. Axios reported that Tillis is “fuming over the ouster of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s GOP primary” and is warning that “pushing a bill this week would hurt Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’ GOP primary runoff next week.” Tillis believes Cornyn should be “free to campaign in Texas this week instead of being in D.C. for votes,” the outlet reported. Axios also noted that Tillis sees “echoes of the One Big Beautiful Bill,” which he opposed, in the current reconciliation package.

The Axios piece comes less than a year after Tillis announced he would not seek reelection following his opposition to Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill over Medicaid cuts. Tillis said at the time that he had done his “homework on behalf of North Carolinians” and could not support the bill “in its current form,” arguing it would cause “tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina,” including for hospitals and rural communities. Trump responded by accusing Tillis of trying to “grandstand in order to get some publicity for himself” and said that “numerous people” had come forward wanting to run against him in a primary.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/18/tillis-urges-senate-cancel-ice-border-patrol-vote-boost-cornyn-reelection-bid/

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Cornyn loves DC and his buddies there.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Cornyn's re-election is Cornyn's problem; not America's.

[Bigun]

F Senator Tillis! And the horse he rode in on!

[Idiot]

Sen. Tillis Urges Senate to Cancel ICE, Border Patrol Vote to Boost Cornyn’s Reelection Bid

BREITBART
by Jasmyn Jordan
18 May 2026



Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is reportedly warning Senate Republicans that moving ahead this week with a major budget reconciliation package could keep Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in Washington days before his Texas Republican runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Axios reported that Tillis told colleagues “in unequivocal terms” that he would not vote for the reconciliation bill if the Senate considers it this week, citing two people familiar with the matter. The report said Tillis criticized the bill in an email to Republican colleagues Monday morning, while also making clear he could eventually support the overall bill and that his “main two concerns” were timing and any funding associated with President Donald Trump’s “ballroom.”

Republican leaders are still planning to bring the bill to the floor on Thursday after it passes out of committee on Wednesday, Axios reported. The outlet noted the bill is “subject to a vote-a-rama,” giving Democrats a chance to offer amendments on issues such as the ballroom funding that “could be uncomfortable for Republicans,” particularly those facing reelection.

The report said Tillis is also concerned about the political impact on Cornyn, who faces Paxton in Texas’s May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff. Axios reported that Tillis is “fuming over the ouster of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s GOP primary” and is warning that “pushing a bill this week would hurt Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’ GOP primary runoff next week.” Tillis believes Cornyn should be “free to campaign in Texas this week instead of being in D.C. for votes,” the outlet reported. Axios also noted that Tillis sees “echoes of the One Big Beautiful Bill,” which he opposed, in the current reconciliation package.

The Axios piece comes less than a year after Tillis announced he would not seek reelection following his opposition to Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill over Medicaid cuts. Tillis said at the time that he had done his “homework on behalf of North Carolinians” and could not support the bill “in its current form,” arguing it would cause “tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina,” including for hospitals and rural communities. Trump responded by accusing Tillis of trying to “grandstand in order to get some publicity for himself” and said that “numerous people” had come forward wanting to run against him in a primary.

(more)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/18/tillis-urges-senate-cancel-ice-border-patrol-vote-boost-cornyn-reelection-bid/

Sorry Cornyn I already voted against you in early voting......

[Bigun]

Sorry Cornyn I already voted against you in early voting......

The wife and I did the same thing yesterday!

[Idiot]

I just read that Trump endorsed Paxton.

[libertybele]

I just read that Trump endorsed Paxton.

I hope that is true.  Hopefully Cornyn will be shown the exit door.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I hope that is true.  Hopefully Cornyn will be shown the exit door.

There is a real problem as that exit door does not happen for another 7 months.

Means Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy can all plot with Murkowski and Collins to undermine Trump's agenda for the rest of the year, including confirming judges.

These RINOs will be heroes of the left in the style of McCain.

[dfwgator]

There is a real problem as that exit door does not happen for another 7 months.

Means Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy can all plot with Murkowski and Collins to undermine Trump's agenda for the rest of the year, including confirming judges.

These RINOs will be heroes of the left in the style of McCain.

A risk we'll have to take.

[Bigun]

I just read that Trump endorsed Paxton.

 

[DB]

There is a real problem as that exit door does not happen for another 7 months.

Means Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy can all plot with Murkowski and Collins to undermine Trump's agenda for the rest of the year, including confirming judges.

These RINOs will be heroes of the left in the style of McCain.

And the media will parade them on every show - just like they did McCain - as long as they are useful taking down conservatives...