Tillis says White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, should be fired.
Tillis blasts Trump Administration over Greenland
That video was a real treat.
Tillis Quotes
- Stephen Miller said that obviously Greenland should be part of the US. That is absurd.
- It was an amateurish comment and something that a deputy chief of staff should not have taken a position on. Number 1, he does not speak for the US government.
- Some people call me crazy. You know what makes me cranky? Stupid. What makes me cranky is when people don’t do their homework. It make me cranky when people say we have a right to territory owned by the kingdom of Denmark.
- Folks, amateur hour is over. You don’t speak on behalf of this US Senator or the Congress. It is not the position of this government because we are a co-equal branch. And if that were to come to pass, there would be a vote on the floor to make it real. Not the real sort of environment that some deputy chief of staff thinks was cute to say on TV.
- I would defy you to find any credible general with a star on his shoulder who would say that it is [a good idea]. The flip side is somebody like Miller says this would be cool. Let’s take over Greenland. It would be like a big aircraft carrier. Well that’s stupid too.
- And I’m sick of stupid. The amateurs who said this is a good idea should lose their job.
Finally, someone other than Senator Rand Paul, Rep Tom Massie, or Margorie Taylor Green stepped up to the plate with a well deserved blast at administration stupidity.
Massie
Massie: “It happened again today! Why do I get attacked weekly? Because I’m the only Republican who refuses to rubber stamp foreign aid, endless deficits, and unnecessary wars. I’m also exposing sex traffickers. My primary is in May. Please help if you can.”
“Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs, that did not exist. Now it’s the same playbook, except we’re told that drugs are the WMDs. This is about oil and regime change…”
Rand Paul on War
“I’ve been consistent across presidents: only Congress has the power to declare war. Whether it’s Venezuela, Libya, or anywhere else, decisions of war shouldn’t be left to one person. Our Constitution is clear on that.”
Rand Paul on Tariffs
“Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) just proposed a bill that would REQUIRE the President to get Congressional approval for new tariffs.”
War Powers Act
“Bombing another nation’s capitol is an act of war.”
Rand Paul Blasts Feckless Congress
“I oppose socialism everywhere but that’s not today’s debate. The question is simple: Does the Constitution allow one person to take us to war without Congress? The answer is no. War powers belong to the people’s representatives. Full stop.”
An Excuse Not a Right
“Our founder’s intent is not a close call open to equivocation. Pundits argue that presidents have been ignoring this restriction for many decades. That is not an argument but more of an excuse. The Constitution is clear—only Congress can declare war.”
Rand Paul on Greenland
MTG on the Deep State
I’m erasing lines, boundaries, and breaking chains. I’m aligning myself with those who are free thinkers, free speech warriors, and are America First.
I won’t be held in a political party prison of messaging demands, purity and loyalty tests, and I will not be defined by them while I maintain my positions and principles that I have proven by votes and legislation through 5 years in Congress.
The Deep State is the Uniparty and those it serves and all of those who participate and join it, whether by choice, payment, or by blackmail. When you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Ongoing congratulations to Rand Paul, Tom Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, plus an unexpected blast by Senator Tom Tillis who gave a nine minute speech regarding “stupid” administration policy on Greenland.
Correction: I repeated a PBS typo a number of times, calling Senator Tillis “Tills”
Apologies offered.
