Trump clashes with GOP senators over Iran vote in tense meeting, reportedly calls Cassidy a ‘lunatic’
The confrontation followed a 51-49 Senate vote on war powers, as Trump pressed Republicans to back his voting bill and blocked a housing signing.
- On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, President Donald Trump confronted Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol, berating lawmakers over Tuesday's war powers vote and abruptly canceling a scheduled bipartisan housing bill signing.
- Tensions escalated after the Senate approved a symbolic resolution on Tuesday to limit military action in Iran, prompting President Trump to demand passage of the Safeguard American Voting Eligibility Act before signing further legislation.
- During the heated exchange, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy challenged the president's Iran strategy, prompting Trump to reportedly call him a "lunatic" while Cassidy refused to address him as "Mr. President," instead calling him "brother."
- While President Trump insisted the party remains "well-unified," GOP senators described a "spirited" meeting, though some expressed concern that internal conflict diverts focus from affordability issues ahead of November midterm elections.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune has repeatedly warned that the SAVE Act lacks the 60 votes required to overcome the filibuster, leaving the party at a legislative stalemate regarding the president's demands.
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Trump, Republican senators clash over Iran war, president's refusal to sign housing bill
Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate squabbled on Wednesday, as the president abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill and lawmakers pressed him over his handling of the war in Iran.
On a visit to Washington's Capitol, the U.S. President also faced Republican senators who voted on Tuesday a symbolic resolution to order the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran.
Donald Trump is blackmailing his Republicans in the dispute over a stronger right to vote. He wants to block another law until he gets his will. A lunch with senators from his own ranks is now escalated.
Trump, Cassidy clash over war Iran powers vote in closed-door Senate meeting
President Donald Trump engaged in a shouting match with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans on Wednesday over the outgoing Louisiana senator’s support for a war powers resolution directing the administration to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran that passed the chamber the previous day. Cassidy acknowledged the incident after the luncheon concluded, telling reporters that the dispute began when the president q…
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