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Boxerfan

(2,571 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:38 PM Mar 3

Thom Tillis Tells Kristi Noem To Her Face Why He Is Calling For Her Resignation-Video must see...

I was watching live & he started off typical Repuke talking point so I turned it down. About a minute later I saw him "going off" so I turned the sound back up- Damn!

This is a how to- He didn't let her interrupt #1. He also tore into her about the puppy / goat murders-and did it well.

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Thom Tillis Tells Kristi Noem To Her Face Why He Is Calling For Her Resignation-Video must see... (Original Post) Boxerfan Mar 3 OP
He didn't hold back... at all. Wow. lamp_shade Mar 3 #1
Fucking puppy & goat murderer! SheltieLover Mar 3 #2
He is passionate. milestogo Mar 3 #3
Good for him! SheltieLover Mar 3 #4
I have no problem imagining... hlthe2b Mar 3 #6
I couldn't agree more SheltieLover Mar 3 #66
I got your back! ZDU Mar 3 #48
And I'd help, too. hamsterjill Mar 3 #51
TY SheltieLover Mar 3 #68
TY SheltieLover Mar 3 #67
He's a dog trainer, he said. His criticism of her about Ilsa Mar 3 #70
Yeah, well... he has to go live around other people once his term is over. OldBaldy1701E Mar 4 #87
It is no surprise that she is 100% aligned with Miller. F-ing sociopaths Bluetus Mar 3 #23
Oh I agree. SheltieLover Mar 3 #69
Powerful. And right! hlthe2b Mar 3 #5
That is a man who gives zero fucks Aviation Pro Mar 3 #7
I'll watch later, but why can't Democrats do the same? dem4decades Mar 3 #8
They do. MorbidButterflyTat Mar 3 #15
I agree PatSeg Mar 3 #41
we are blocking nominations, quorums? quakerboy Mar 3 #75
Kristi Noem Grilled About Corey Lewandowski's Role At DHS By Richard Blumenthal + more Celerity Mar 3 #25
Perfect! Thank you. MorbidButterflyTat Mar 3 #34
Look at their faces. Man, do they hate her. Joinfortmill Mar 3 #82
She has mastered the arts of evasion, CYA, and obsturction. Thank you for posting K&R Ping Tung Mar 4 #88
Notice the clips are direct terse engagement then... Envirogal Mar 4 #89
Time to revoke Neom's Mile High Club membership Blue Owl Mar 3 #9
Too bad.... MarcoZandrini Mar 3 #30
Greyhound buses are still around Wednesdays Mar 3 #72
Impressed! jmbar2 Mar 3 #10
But her makeup is perfect. calimary Mar 3 #11
She gets it wholesale. LudwigPastorius Mar 3 #38
A free trowel with every order! nilram Mar 4 #85
...and a quart of Chanel No.86* LudwigPastorius Mar 4 #86
My favorite part was when he told her that he read her book senseandsensibility Mar 3 #12
I think this country has a lot of animal lovers of both parties. milestogo Mar 3 #71
It's even worse when it comes to the goat. Wednesdays Mar 3 #73
Kind of like protestors. milestogo Mar 3 #84
When does Tillis qurstion Biondi now that he's found his balls. dem4decades Mar 3 #13
WOW! And thanks. It's nice to know it's possible to respect someone you usually disagree with. Tim S Mar 3 #14
Too late, Thom RetiredParatrooper Mar 3 #16
She did Nazi that coming! orangecrush Mar 3 #76
Damn.... Luciferous Mar 3 #17
WOW! Only wish impeachment was on the table vapor2 Mar 3 #18
There need to be more of them doing this... The Madcap Mar 3 #19
Just when she goes lower she goes lower kimbutgar Mar 3 #20
Wow! Jrsygrl96 Mar 3 #21
+1 GoodRaisin Mar 3 #39
Uhmm... He's still an asshole. Even if he is the enemy of our enemy. progressoid Mar 3 #22
Indeed. Interesting that he should bring up the dog killing incident . . . markpkessinger Mar 3 #49
If his state wasn't hurting for FEMA funds dflprincess Mar 3 #24
"Typical conservative. It only matters because it affects me." MIButterfly Mar 3 #29
K&R orangecrush Mar 3 #26
Tillis calls out Noem for killing her dog LetMyPeopleVote Mar 3 #27
Yes, she should be called out for that. . . BUT . . . markpkessinger Mar 3 #47
Beautiful orangecrush Mar 3 #77
Thom Tillis voted against Biden's 2024 bipartisan border security and immigration package Ziggy Beans Mar 3 #28
Yeah... ruet Mar 3 #32
I almost didn't listen after his opening Biden bashing. BadgerMom Mar 3 #40
He has the gall to depict Biden's regime as "open borders", after he did that. LiberalLovinLug Mar 3 #64
I really appreciated that he chewed her ass for refusing to allow investigations Ocelot II Mar 3 #31
Hope he gets a chance to 'splain things to Bondi. Kid Berwyn Mar 3 #33
Tillis is a filthy liar and piece of shit Mysterian Mar 3 #35
Still a typical conservative swong19104 Mar 3 #36
NO FOLLOWUPS WERE MADE Jimvanhise Mar 3 #37
Hopefully it is contagious PatSeg Mar 3 #42
Tillis made sure to lambast JoeB first and foremost - forgetting he voted against the Dems border bill, asshole. NoMoreRepugs Mar 3 #43
Tillis has voted with Democrats a whopping 2.26% of the time during this Congressional session. Wiz Imp Mar 3 #44
Yes, he's a complete ass. yardwork Mar 3 #46
Up yours Tillis! BidenRocks Mar 3 #45
Tillis is just complaining that Noem is "hurting the wrong people." sop Mar 3 #50
I am happy to see him eat her lunch, but I still despise Thom Tillis. BigDemVoter Mar 3 #52
And yet he still mentions Totally Tunsie Mar 3 #53
Damn! I believe that's going to leave a mark! 11 Bravo Mar 3 #54
A smackdown of epic proportions. I loved when he invoked the poor puppy. Vinca Mar 3 #55
Turned it off after he spent the first minute or two trashing Biden and democrats Arthur_Frain Mar 3 #56
FYI no one at DHS is getting paid right now, including my USCG son. OMGWTF Mar 3 #57
A shame he couldn't have summoned this fire before announcing he's not running again. Queso Delicioso Mar 3 #58
So typical. The only reason he went off on her like that is because he is on the way out. Katinfl Mar 3 #59
He shot himself in the foot with the lies about Biden at the beginning. Partisan shithead. lees1975 Mar 3 #60
Damn it Kristi! You're making white supremacy look bad! LuvLoogie Mar 3 #61
Sounds to me like two things Tree Lady Mar 3 #62
OMG...we ARE in the "end times"... maspaha Mar 3 #63
The look on her face was priceless. Grammy23 Mar 3 #65
It was wonderful orangecrush Mar 3 #78
Good, good, great, great mountain grammy Mar 3 #74
He ripped her a new one. I'll take it. Joinfortmill Mar 3 #79
Where are rest of alleged "patriots"???? Evolve Dammit Mar 3 #80
All great Tom but your fury should kacekwl Mar 3 #81
Too bad the rest of the GOP are a bunch of chickenhawks. mdbl Mar 3 #83

SheltieLover

(80,585 posts)
4. Good for him!
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:53 PM
Mar 3

If I told you what I feel her punishment should be for the puppy & goat murder, I'd be banned...use your imagination.

hlthe2b

(114,008 posts)
6. I have no problem imagining...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:55 PM
Mar 3

and I totally agree!

There is a special type of hell for a brutal sadist like her and while female myself, I will say that I find it even more offensive that as a woman, she is using this behavior and sociopathy to somehow underscore her "toughness."

Her KARMA is past due, but it will come.

Ilsa

(64,387 posts)
70. He's a dog trainer, he said. His criticism of her about
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:55 PM
Mar 3

the puppy and goat were not emotional, but rooted in science.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,178 posts)
87. Yeah, well... he has to go live around other people once his term is over.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:16 AM
Mar 4

And, he is probably aware of the... animosity... that the rethugs have engendered towards themselves.

He is just covering his ass and trying to seem like a 'decent human being', since he will now have to live among them.

But, good on him for the attack.

Bluetus

(2,826 posts)
23. It is no surprise that she is 100% aligned with Miller. F-ing sociopaths
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:31 PM
Mar 3

I don't agree with a good part of what Tillis said, but he is at least trying to get to the important public policy points. It seems like good faith on his part, and I hope Dems can build on that. Obviously we all agree that the drug cartels are a problem. And if Tillis has better ideas than Biden/Mayorkas had -- that's a big "if" -- then we should see where we might agree.

BUT ... we can't do anything with people like Bondi, Patel, Noem in charge. Those 3 need to go immediately.

SheltieLover

(80,585 posts)
69. Oh I agree.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:42 PM
Mar 3

Wise presidents, such as Obama and Biden, surrounded themselves with experts in their respective fields.

Convict has surrounded himself with thugs it seems he has pulled out of a sewer. Perhaps old Eps pedo pals?

At any rate, I'm willing to listen to any reasonable ideas, but when the rethugs go off into their self-sanctimonious religious bs or racism, etc., I'm done with them.

Aviation Pro

(15,591 posts)
7. That is a man who gives zero fucks
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:00 PM
Mar 3

About time.

Also, Miss Noem? I thought the puppy killa was married.

Celerity

(54,450 posts)
25. Kristi Noem Grilled About Corey Lewandowski's Role At DHS By Richard Blumenthal + more
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:32 PM
Mar 3


Amy Klobuchar Relentlessly Grills Kristi Noem Over ICE Actions In Minnesota



Sheldon Whitehouse Asks Kristi Noem Point Blank About DHS Buying Planes With A Bedroom



Dick Durbin Assails Kristi Noem For Labeling Renee Good, Alex Pretti Domestic Terrorists



'You Have No Right...': Dick Durbin Assails Kristi Noem For Deploying 'Paramilitary' To US Cities



Cory Booker Tells Kristi Noem She Should Be Impeached If She Doesn't Step Down

Envirogal

(318 posts)
89. Notice the clips are direct terse engagement then...
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:22 PM
Mar 4

…listen to Dick Durbin’s reading and it’s zzzzz’s. Couldn’t muster ANY outrage reading all the facts you are laying out?!!!

These old school guys gotta GO because they are not meeting the moment.

Blue Owl

(59,136 posts)
9. Time to revoke Neom's Mile High Club membership
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:05 PM
Mar 3

She can take her blanket and fuck all the way off

Wednesdays

(22,632 posts)
72. Greyhound buses are still around
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:58 PM
Mar 3

They even still serve D.C.

But I doubt they'd let her on board!

jmbar2

(8,004 posts)
10. Impressed!
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:09 PM
Mar 3

He has no more f's to give.

Was also surprised by Sen. Cornpone (Kennedy, LA) who started out sounding friendly, the turned on her over her extravagant spending on jets and publicity for herself. He was savage.

LudwigPastorius

(14,742 posts)
86. ...and a quart of Chanel No.86*
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:14 AM
Mar 4

* When you're past your expiration date and have that "not so fresh" feeling

senseandsensibility

(25,003 posts)
12. My favorite part was when he told her that he read her book
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:11 PM
Mar 3

and she was so isolated in her maga bubble and/or stupid that she got this proud look on her face, thinking she was going to be complimented. Then it all came crashing down on poor Kristi.

milestogo

(23,088 posts)
71. I think this country has a lot of animal lovers of both parties.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:26 PM
Mar 3

What she did by shooting her dog and then bragging about it as an example of a hard choice- is almost Hitlerian.

Wednesdays

(22,632 posts)
73. It's even worse when it comes to the goat.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:03 PM
Mar 3

Noem at least gave a "reason" (cough cough) for shooting the puppy. As for the goat, its crime was merely being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

dem4decades

(14,071 posts)
13. When does Tillis qurstion Biondi now that he's found his balls.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:11 PM
Mar 3

Or was that just a moment on time?

Tim S

(238 posts)
14. WOW! And thanks. It's nice to know it's possible to respect someone you usually disagree with.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:11 PM
Mar 3

I normally tune Tillis out, so thanks for calling this to our attention. You have to respect his consistency. (And nothing cuts to the heart of the matter than a good graph) 😉

vapor2

(4,529 posts)
18. WOW! Only wish impeachment was on the table
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:24 PM
Mar 3

and wish he had asked her why the f**k she needs those million dollar jets paid for by us.

kimbutgar

(27,257 posts)
20. Just when she goes lower she goes lower
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:25 PM
Mar 3

She’s almost as low as the Marianna Trench now!

I am so sick of the botox Barbie puppy killer!

progressoid

(53,202 posts)
22. Uhmm... He's still an asshole. Even if he is the enemy of our enemy.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:30 PM
Mar 3

But it is nice to see them eat eachother.

markpkessinger

(8,918 posts)
49. Indeed. Interesting that he should bring up the dog killing incident . . .
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:44 PM
Mar 3

. . . given that he voted to confirm her with full knowledge of that incident!

dflprincess

(29,349 posts)
24. If his state wasn't hurting for FEMA funds
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:32 PM
Mar 3

He wouldn't be confronting her.

Typical conservative. It only matters because it affects me

MIButterfly

(2,710 posts)
29. "Typical conservative. It only matters because it affects me."
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:50 PM
Mar 3

Thank you! Truer words and all that.

markpkessinger

(8,918 posts)
47. Yes, she should be called out for that. . . BUT . . .
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:41 PM
Mar 3

. . . Tillis voted to confirm her with full knowledge of that incident. So let's not get too carried away in our praise of Tillis!

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00017.htm

Ziggy Beans

(29 posts)
28. Thom Tillis voted against Biden's 2024 bipartisan border security and immigration package
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 02:49 PM
Mar 3

He did it for partisan reasons and to help Trump get elected

ruet

(10,302 posts)
32. Yeah...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:08 PM
Mar 3

F that guy. Especially after his minute long open about the evils of the Biden administration. I'm not impressed

BadgerMom

(3,417 posts)
40. I almost didn't listen after his opening Biden bashing.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:23 PM
Mar 3

Pound sand. I’m glad he found his voice, but I note it’s only since he decided not to seek re-election.

Ocelot II

(130,584 posts)
31. I really appreciated that he chewed her ass for refusing to allow investigations
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:05 PM
Mar 3

into the shootings of Good and Pretti and in freezing out local law enforcement. I hope that torching leads to an actual investigation in both of those cases.

Mysterian

(6,503 posts)
35. Tillis is a filthy liar and piece of shit
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:12 PM
Mar 3

spouting lies about President Biden's "open borders" and other filthy lies about Joe Biden. Assholes like this fucker are why we're in this mess today. He should be screaming at himself.

swong19104

(625 posts)
36. Still a typical conservative
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:14 PM
Mar 3

Only made a stink because her incompetence affected him and his state.

Jimvanhise

(595 posts)
37. NO FOLLOWUPS WERE MADE
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:15 PM
Mar 3

When her book came out, Donald Trump Jr remarked, "How much does your ghost writer have to hate you that they include a story of you killing a dog?"

Kristi Noem's now adult daughter (who was a child when her dog was killed) has never spoken about this. She has a state job that her mother got her and so apparently has been told to STFU.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
42. Hopefully it is contagious
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:29 PM
Mar 3

You just know that a lot of republicans agree with him.

I don't agree with what he said about the Biden administration, but he is spot-on when it comes to Kristi.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,090 posts)
43. Tillis made sure to lambast JoeB first and foremost - forgetting he voted against the Dems border bill, asshole.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:29 PM
Mar 3

Wiz Imp

(10,026 posts)
44. Tillis has voted with Democrats a whopping 2.26% of the time during this Congressional session.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:31 PM
Mar 3

BidenRocks

(3,281 posts)
45. Up yours Tillis!
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:36 PM
Mar 3

A lame duck finally growing a set?
No! It's a show for those back home waiting forever for FEMA!

Watch all the death bed conversions from the lame ducks!

Arthur_Frain

(2,367 posts)
56. Turned it off after he spent the first minute or two trashing Biden and democrats
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:20 PM
Mar 3

With nothing but the standard RW extremist talking points.

Are you telling me it gets better?

Queso Delicioso

(198 posts)
58. A shame he couldn't have summoned this fire before announcing he's not running again.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:24 PM
Mar 3

This is the job we need senators to do. Hold the executive branch accountable.

Katinfl

(819 posts)
59. So typical. The only reason he went off on her like that is because he is on the way out.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:27 PM
Mar 3

And of course he had to preface his tirade with bashing Biden. They are all cut out of the same cloth. Too little, too late. Just like Kennedy when it comes to RFK,Jr.

lees1975

(7,050 posts)
60. He shot himself in the foot with the lies about Biden at the beginning. Partisan shithead.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:42 PM
Mar 3

Glad he's going, hope Cooper gets his seat. Liar.

Tree Lady

(13,284 posts)
62. Sounds to me like two things
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:49 PM
Mar 3

One he is pissed they didn’t get fema funds and two scared that because of her fuck ups in Minneapolis they could lose in November.

maspaha

(745 posts)
63. OMG...we ARE in the "end times"...
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 04:55 PM
Mar 3

…first I was agreeing with John Bolton an now Thom Tillis…

Grammy23

(6,123 posts)
65. The look on her face was priceless.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 05:01 PM
Mar 3

She looked stunned and, for once, was speechless. After seeing how nasty she can be, it was great to see her get a tongue lashing and have to just sit there and take it. She deserved it.

mountain grammy

(29,040 posts)
74. Good, good, great, great
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:16 PM
Mar 3

he's speaking out and speaking up.. mostly true, so rare for a republican.

he's retiring. in my book, still a piece of shit, but thanks for this!

kacekwl

(9,160 posts)
81. All great Tom but your fury should
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:43 PM
Mar 3

be directed to Noem but also to the top which is trump, Miller and all the scrum bags you elected and who hired Noem, Patel, Hogsbreath and all the incompetent leaders of government. Wake up dummy.

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