Tillis, who is up for re-election next year in battleground North Carolina, voted against advancing a bill for Trump's domestic policy agenda Saturday evening.

President Donald Trump raged against Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) after the senator voted “no” on a procedural vote for the “big, beautiful bill,” even going so far as to say he is meeting with potential primary challengers “over the coming weeks.

President Trump says he'll meet with potential GOP primary challengers to Sen. Thom Tillis after the North Carolina Republican voted Saturday against advancing the "big, beautiful bill." Why it matters: Tillis faces one of the toughest re-election fights of any GOP senator in 2026.