Thom Tillis urges Michael Whatley not to shy from ‘healthy disagreement’ with Trump

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Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) midterm advice for his possible successor, Republican nominee Michael Whatley, is to be a little more like him.

That is, to know when to disagree with President Donald Trump and appeal to unaffiliated voters who are crucial to the GOP’s efforts to maintain the battleground Senate seat from which the two-term centrist is retiring.

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