In the past 100 days, the Trump administration has steamrolled over North Carolina families, workers, seniors, veterans, and farmers with funding cuts, job losses and tariff taxes – and Thom Tillis has been supporting Trump the whole way. With today’s news that the economy is shrinking and headed toward recession, the consequences of their MAGA agenda are hitting even harder.
When asked if the Trump-fueled chaos – from job losses to Medicaid cuts – might hurt his chances at reelection, Tillis shrugged it off with a tone-deaf, “None of this is relevant.”
And while North Carolinians are showing up to Tillis’ office looking for answers, he’s apparently too busy playing defense for Trump to notice or care.
“Thom Tillis seems to think North Carolinians have the memory of a goldfish,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Nico Delgado. “But people don’t just forget when they lose their job, their health coverage, or their home after a hurricane. They live with it every day, and they know who is responsible. If Tillis thinks none of this matters, he’s about to find out just how relevant it is – the hard way.”
Let’s recap just a few things Tillis thinks aren’t relevant to North Carolinians:
- Job losses by the thousands: The WARN Notice Summary for 2025 has listed over 2,400 jobs that have been lost in North Carolina, including at UPS, Walmart, Panera, IBM, and Durham’s Research Triangle Institute International.
- Tariffs driving up prices for farmers and consumers: Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have led to higher prices on everyday goods and are squeezing farmers and family budgets.
- Tillis admitted that farmers were “one crop away from bankruptcy.”
- Trump blocks critical disaster aid: Trump rejected requests for FEMA aid after hurricanes decimated the state, leaving communities without essential recovery support.
- Medicaid cuts: Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid (and CHIP) could strip health coverage from over 3 million North Carolinians, destabilizing rural hospitals and leaving families without care.
- Goodbye to Social Security offices: DOGE is planning to close threeSocial Security offices in North Carolina, making it harder for seniors to access their Social Security benefits.
- LIHEAP cuts: Over 139,000 North Carolinians are losing access to heating assistance due to federal funding cuts, with no state plan to make up the difference.
- Navigator program faces 90% cut: The North Carolina Navigator Consortium, which helps over 100,000 residents access Medicaid and Medicare, is facing a 90% funding cut, jeopardizing health care access
- FEMA’s BRIC program canceled: The cancellation of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program has disrupted critical disaster-prevention efforts in hundreds of communities, including Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, which was depending on $4 million in funding.
- Charlotte breweries struggle amid Trump economy: Local breweries in Charlotte are navigating uncertainty amid tariffs and changing market conditions, with some facing closures due to rising costs.
Published: Apr 30, 2025 | Last Modified: May 12, 2025