EXCLUSIVE: Thom Tillis speaks on climate change

BY Spectrum News Staff North Carolina

PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET Aug. 07, 2018 PUBLISHED August 7, 2018 @7:00 PM

Senator Thom Tillis joins Capital Tonight host Tim Boyum to discuss climate change, immigration and Pastor Andrew Brunson.

EXCLUSIVE: 4 yrs ago @SenThomTillis said climate change was not a fact during debate. Tonight he says human factors DO impact climate change. See entire interview on @NCCapTonight at 7pm #ncpol #ncga #climate #climatechange pic.twitter.com/cqNIontR3U
— Tim Boyum (@TimBoyumTV) August 7, 2018

Tillis has been vocal in the past about not believing in climate change, but says he's changed his mind.

Tillis has also long advocated for the release of Pastor Brunson, who is being held in Turkey on charges Tillis says are erroneous.

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The Government of Turkey should now release Pastor Brunson and immediately return him to the United States, an action that would begin to restore the longstanding friendship between our two nations. #FreePastorBrunson
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) July 25, 2018