Tillis Snaps "Remarkably Silly" When Pressed on $700K in Donations and His SAVE Act Stance

Journalist Sara Gonzales confronted Sen. Thom Tillis over whether nearly $700,000 in campaign contributions from contractors, hospitality and construction-linked industries had anything to do with his position on the SAVE America Act. Tillis dismissed the question as "remarkably silly" — and fired back by asking who she worked for.

Journalist Sara Gonzales confronted Sen. Thom Tillis in a Capitol hallway with a pointed question: did nearly $700,000 in campaign contributions from contractors, hospitality and construction-related industries have anything to do with his position on the SAVE America Act?

Tillis didn't answer the money question. Instead, he questioned who the "illegal labor lobby" was, called the question "remarkably silly," and turned it around on Gonzales — asking who she worked for.

The exchange centered on the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration. A simple yes-or-no question about donations — met with irritation.