Jeff Flake. Bob Corker. Mitt Romney. And now, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. The roll call of Republican senators who have called it quits rather than endure a political career sideways with President Donald Trump is long and apparently,

US Sen. Thom Tillis won’t seek 3rd term. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has represented North Carolina in Washington for a decade , announced June 29, 2025, he won’t

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tillis gave him a heads-up he would retire: “It’s unfortunate, and it’s something he’s been thinking about for a while and he just finally decided that was the best decision for him and his family,” he told POLITICO.