Sen. Thom Tillis, who opposes the SAVE Act, sent an internal message to GOP colleagues criticizing their support for the bill and the decision to hold repeated votes on it during budget reconciliation, calling the votes strategically damaging to vulnerable Republicans heading into the midterms. The post accurately reflects that Tillis opposed the Senate voting on SAVE in this process, though his critique was primarily about the political timing and messaging—not a blanket opposition to the policy itself. Tillis is retiring at the end of 2026, which Ingraham frames as relevant to his willingness to break with GOP majority preferences on the issue.