Trump calls Republican Senator 'loser' over ICE killings remarks, he fires back
India Today
Donald Trump responded sharply to calls for the Homeland Security Secretary's resignation and also took a pointed swipe at Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
After two US citizens were fatally shot by federal immigration agents, demands for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign intensified even within the Republican camp, triggering a fresh political storm in the United States. However, President Donald Trump fiercely defended her, attacking Republican critics Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, calling them "losers", with Tillis firing back sarcastically at the President.
Trump targeted Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, calling them “losers” for urging Noem to step down after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during an enforcement operation. “They’re terrible senators. One is gone, and the other should be gone,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News.
Tillis, a senator from North Carolina, hit back at the president’s remarks with a sarcastic retort, suggesting that Trump’s criticism only bolstered his credentials.
When asked about being labelled a “loser,” Tillis said, “I am thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary and senior adviser to the president”.
Reporter: The president called you a loser.Republican Senator Thom Tillis: “I am thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary and senior adviser to the president.”pic.twitter.com/ziPGZpfOXt— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 28, 2026
Trump later doubled down, criticising Tillis both at public events and on social media. He accused the senator of being disloyal to the “America First” agenda and claimed Tillis had lost touch with Republican grassroots voters, pointing broadly to the lawmaker’s past positions on immigration and bipartisan legislation without citing specific votes.
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