House Speaker Tim Moore Candidly Talks Veto Override Controversy, Death Threats, and His Political Future

Published: Oct. 16, 2019, 8:30 a.m.

On the episode of “Tying It Together with Tim Boyum,” House Speaker Tim Moore defends his strategic but controversial decision to override a Governor Roy Cooper veto as a fellow House member screamed at him from the floor. He also talks about recent death threats he and his sons have received and how it impacts his family. Later, Speaker Moore tells us what he wants to do for the working poor in terms of health insurance and he candidly talks about his political future as rumors swirl about other jobs. Earlier in the episode, you will learn how working in his dad’s country store helped shape his political career and life.

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