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According to the entire panel appearing on MSNBC with host Alex Witt, the decision by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to not run for re-election in 2026 is not good news for Donald Trump.

With the president already threatening to help another conservative primary the incumbent, Tillis no longer having to worry about another election allows him to vote as he pleases without fear of Trump.

As MSNBC's Sahil Kapur explained, "It's a big deal, a huge deal for the Senate, given that he is now a free agent to vote as he pleases. Ee saw several months ago during the debate around defense secretary, the nominee at the time, Pete Hegseth. He [Tillis] was agonizing about that decision he ended up supporting him, which to a lot of us here looked like a sign that he wanted to run for reelection, knowing that it would have been politically problematic for him to go against one of Trump's early priorities in terms of nominations."

"Fast forward to a few months later, it looks like he's had enough," he added.

Political strategist Basil Smikle contributed, "North Carolina is a competitive state for democrats, so its really, really interesting to see what comes next."

GOP strategist Susan Del Percio was asked about the impact it will have on the budget bill still winding its way through the Senate.

"He was a no vote and this just cemented it and it basically, I think Tillis was doing a little crisis management for his overall career and life because he said, enough, take me out of the equation. I'm going to vote no and you can't come after me after that. Like you can't threaten me," she replied.

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CNN host Jake Tapper did not get the answer he expected from Sen. Mark Warner when he pressed the Virginia Democrat over the success of Donald Trump surprise attack on Iran over a week ago.

During his appearance on CNN's 'State of the Union," the chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence was asked by the CNN host, "So we still don't know the degree of the damage, but let me just ask you this as a basic just calling balls and strikes here: isn't the world safer today because of these strikes than it was nine days ago?"

"If we don't end up seeing Iran attacking us through cyber or through proxies, if they --," Warner began before Tapper interrupted him.

"They were doing that," Tapper interjected as Warner continued, "If the ceasefire, if the ceasefire stays between Israel and Iran and Iran's program is set back for whatever period of time..."

"I just mean as of today," the CNN host interrupted again. "I'm not saying you're saying this for the rest of your life and you know, whatever, but as of today, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. but as of today, isn't the world safe?"

"I am glad that these capabilities have been cut back," Warner conceded before cautioning, "Do we know what Iran's next step is going to be? Do we? Are we going to be saying the same thing if Iran now tries to race to a bomb in the trunk of a car, because we don't have any inspectors on the ground, are we going to be say that as well if Iran launches major cyber attacks against us, when this administration has literally cut half of the folks who do cyber security at the federal government level?"

"So I think it's too early to tell, okay" he continued before adding, "Am I glad to see some of this capabilities taken out? Absolutely."

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During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," a smiling Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) blew off polling showing that the Donald Trump megabill is a highly unpopular with voters after host Jake Tapper listed off the numbers.

Appearing as the bill was being read on the Senate floor, Britt gushed about the initiatives contained in the bill and claimed to have read all 900 pages of the document that has been constantly amended.

That was when the CNN host pointed out to her that the public is not on the president's side when it comes to what he has called his "big beautiful bill."

"So there's a slew of polling about this bill, as i'm sure you know," Tapper prompted his guest. "Pew, Kaiser, Quinnipiac, Washington Post, Fox –– all of it suggesting that this legislation right here is not popular with the American people."

"Senator [Thom] Tillis (R-NC) reportedly warned Republicans that you could face major losses in the midterm elections because of what's in this bill. He compared it to the backlash Democrats faced after passing Obamacare, and former first buddy Elon Musk called this bill, quote, 'Political suicide for the Republican party.' If Republicans lose the House or the Senate or both over this legislation, will it be worth it?" he asked.

"Look, the reforms in this bill are necessary, and the delivery. We're going to deliver actual solutions to the American people and I am excited about that," she enthused. "And I think when the American people actually get to see this in fruition, they absolutely are going to be too."

"I mean, you think about the things we're doing, like securing the border, not just now," she stated as she changed the subject. "We won't always have a President Trump who immediately came in and got border crossings down to basically zero. I mean, if you think about where we are there versus the influx under the Biden administration, if you think about where we've been in our national defense, not only has President Trump reinvigorated our armed services, we've seen recruiting rates go through the roof."

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