Tillis laments Trump's choice in advisers, suggests they're driving policy missteps

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., this week, lamented President Donald Trump's choice of advisers, suggesting that they were driving many of the perceived policy missteps that have driven a wedge between him and the commander-in-chief.

In an interview with Politico, Tillis discussed his upcoming book and his experience dealing with Trump. He took the opportunity to outline his perception of the influence of Trump's advisers on policy.

"He’s going to be whoever he is," Tillis said of Trump. "The only thing I can change are the people around him that may be able to tamp down some of those emotions but also not come up with really, really, really shitty ideas that he implements."

When pressed on some of Trump's more divisive public actions, like publicly berating Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., over a proposed plan to end Daylight Savings Time, Tillis opined that a change in advisers might change his behavior.

"I don’t know, maybe I need to dust off the Constitution one more time. I haven’t found any section in there where you can fire him, and I’m not going to impeach him," he said. "What you can do is fire his advisers, and his advisers being changed will change his behavior because you can’t possibly think that every single idea is his coming out of this administration. And that’s my point."

Tillis is not seeking reelection in November. He is nearing completion of his second term, after first winning the office in 2014.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.