Tillis cut off by fed-up MS NOW host in clash over Blanche: 'Not going to say that here'
Tillis defended Todd Blanche and called criticism of their agreement a “liberal narrative” during a televised interview.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRaw Story has an identifiable publisher and byline, but this brief report relies mainly on selected excerpts from an interview and uses a pointed framing. Its institutional credibility is moderate.
- Source type — A digital news outlet, though the article's brief, provocative presentation offers limited evidence of independent reporting.
- Author attribution — The story names Tom Boggioni as its author.
- Editorial standards — The excerpt provides direct quotations but little context beyond the interview exchange.
The article includes direct quotations and identifies the interview participants, but it is brief, relies on one interview, and gives little context about the confirmation dispute or the agreement.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story includes Tillis’s responses and Ruhle’s challenge, but offers little context about the agreement or the confirmation dispute beyond their exchange.
- Source diversity — The account relies on one interview and provides no other sources or independent context.
- Loaded language — The narration uses pointed descriptions of Tillis’s reaction and change of position.
- Counterarguments presented — Both the host’s criticism and Tillis’s response appear in direct quotations.
The report uses a critical framing of Tillis, including language that he “roll[ed] over” and that Ruhle got “under” his skin. Its selection and presentation of the exchange lean against him.
- Language tone — The article uses loaded descriptions such as “roll over” and “got under Tillis’ skin.”
- Framing — The exchange is presented as Tillis being challenged and becoming defensive.
- Headline — The headline emphasizes a fed-up host cutting Tillis off.
Sen. Thom Tillis clashed with MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle over his support for Todd Blanche and his earlier hold on Blanche’s confirmation. Tillis called criticism of their agreement over an anti-weaponization fund a “liberal narrative.”
During an interview intended to promote his book, Tillis discussed his Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem. The article says he had briefly opposed Todd Blanche’s confirmation before later supporting him. Tillis called Blanche a professional who was right for the role, while describing the other nominees as out of their depth.
Ruhle pressed Tillis about his hold on Blanche’s confirmation and an agreement concerning an anti-weaponization fund. Tillis interrupted her, calling the criticism a “liberal narrative” and saying it was dead; he later said he had heard the argument from people back home and colleagues on the Judiciary Committee.
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