Tillis Slams Trump Russia Diesel Deal, Demands Sanctions — SkimNews
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- Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) criticized President Trump's deal to purchase Russian diesel on Sunday, urging the president to instead move forward with the sanctions bill Congress already sent him.
- Tillis framed the Russian oil agreement as tarnishing Sen. Lindsey Graham's efforts at sanctions, per the headline quote framing the dispute.
- Coverage captured a GOP split on the deal: while Tillis attacked it, The Hill's headline shows Rep. Massie backed Trump's diesel deal with Russia in a rare move, leaving Republicans divided on Russian energy purchases during the energy struggles the source flags.
Why it matters: A sitting GOP senator is publicly telling a GOP president to scrap a Russian energy deal and instead enforce sanctions on Moscow — an unusual intra-party rebuke during the 'energy struggles' the source names for the U.S. The Hill's separate headline (Massie backing the deal) shows Republicans aren't aligned, leaving Trump's Russia energy policy without unified party cover.
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