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In 2013, Hillyer ran in a special election in Alabama's 1st congressional district with a high-profile endorsement by former U.S. Senator [[Rick Santorum]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and finished fourth with nearly 14 percent of the vote in the Republican primary to fill the seat vacated by Jo Bonner (male),<ref name=natr/> who became vice chancellor for the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. Victory went to Republican [[Bradley Byrne]]. Hillyer continues to write columns and is a writer in residence at the University of Mobile.<ref name=natr/>

In 2013, Hillyer ran in a special election in Alabama's 1st congressional district with a high-profile endorsement by former U.S. Senator [[Rick Santorum]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and finished fourth with nearly 14 percent of the vote in the Republican primary to fill the seat vacated by Jo Bonner (male),<ref name=natr/> who became vice chancellor for the [[University of Alabama]] at Tuscaloosa. Victory went to Republican [[Bradley Byrne]]. Hillyer continues to write columns and is a writer in residence at the University of Mobile.<ref name=natr/>

In July 2017, Hillyer called for the resignation of then [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] on the premise that Trump lacks "wisdom, objectivity, and reasonable perspective" in regard to the threat of [[Russia]] from a military and diplomatic standpoint. In 1998, Hillyer had called for the resignation of the scandal-plagued President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-this-conservative-thinks-its-time-for-trump-to-go/article/2628494|title=Why this conservative thinks it's time for Trump to go|author=Quin Hillyer|publisher=''The Washington Examiner''|date=July 17, 2017|accessdate=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2017, Hillyer called for the resignation of then [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] on the premise that Trump lacks "wisdom, objectivity, and reasonable perspective" in regard to the threat of [[Russia]] from a military and diplomatic standpoint. In 1998, Hillyer had also called for the resignation of the scandal-plagued President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-this-conservative-thinks-its-time-for-trump-to-go/article/2628494|title=Why this conservative thinks it's time for Trump to go|author=Quin Hillyer|publisher=''The Washington Examiner''|date=July 17, 2017|accessdate=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

Still, strongly anti-Trump, Hillyer strongly hailed [[U.S. Senator]] [[Bill Cassidy]], the Republican from Louisiana, for voting to convict Trump in a second [[impeachment]] on February 13, 2021. Cassidy has faced a storm of intraparty criticism for that vote.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' February 19, 2021.</ref>

Still, strongly anti-Trump, Hillyer strongly hailed [[U.S. Senator]] [[Bill Cassidy]], the Republican from Louisiana, for voting to convict Trump in a second [[impeachment]] on February 13, 2021. Cassidy has faced a storm of intraparty criticism for that vote.<ref name=mgriffon>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' February 19, 2021.</ref>

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