Thom Tillis Says He Named His Dog After Mitch McConnell Who Is One of His Role Models

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DOUTHAT: "Who were your role models coming into the Senate? Who do you want to be like?"
TILLIS: "As senator?"
DOUTHAT: "As a senator, yeah."
TILLIS: "Well, I named a dog after Mitch McConnell, so that -- he’s  on the leaderboard."
DOUTHAT: "Was he — when did you name your dog after Mitch McConnell?"
TILLIS: "Oh, let's see. Little Mitch is I think seven years old."
DOUTHAT: "Okay. So this was after you got to the Senate?"
TILLIS: "Yeah."