Tillis rips Trump's Xi meeting as a "WTF moment"
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) criticized President Trump's warm reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping, questioning why Xi received a warmer welcome than some U.S. allies.Why it matters: Tillis has repeatedly broken with Trump since deciding not to seek reelection, freeing him to emerge as an outspoken Republican critic of the president.Driving the news: Tillis called Trump's red-carpet rollout for Xi a "WTF moment" in an interview with CBS News.Tillis said he was "worried about the trend of spending more time with despots and less time with democratic leaders of nations.""It's not that Xi Jin
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