Key Facts

• Senator Thom Tillis is a Republican from North Carolina.
• He publicly criticized Donald Trump Jr. for accepting a wedding gift from a Russian oligarch.
• The Russian oligarch involved is Umar Kremlev.
• Kremlev’s wealth is estimated between $300 million and $400 million.
• The criticism happened during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
• The story about the gift was first reported by ProPublica this month.
• Tillis said accepting the gift was “stupid on stilts,” meaning very foolish.