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Thom Tillis: “Russians are lying. Putin is lying. Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle, and history is not going to look…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2026
Russians are lying. Putin is lying. Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle, and history is not going to look good on an America that failed to rise up and defend the Western world if Putin actually gets his way.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Criticizing Trump's stance on Russia.

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