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President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

Thune said the voting bill lacked the votes to pass and hoped Trump would sign the housing legislation.

President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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President Donald Trump confronted Senate Republicans over their vote to limit his Iran war powers and pressed them to pass his proof-of-citizenship voting bill. He also said he would not sign a housing bill until Congress sent him the voting measure, deepening tensions with GOP senators.

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John Thune R · SD · SEN
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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader responding to Trump’s demands over the voting bill and housing legislation

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who defended his vote for the Iran war powers resolution during the meeting

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Republican senators and tied signing a housing bill to passage of his voting bill

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who invited Trump to the Republican luncheon

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who discussed pursuing voting-bill provisions through budget reconciliation

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who criticized Trump’s decision to withhold his signature on the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who said Republicans needed to resolve their differences with Trump

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who voted for the Iran war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator advocating for the voting bill and ending the filibuster

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Trump Meets Senate Republicans; Thune Says Voting Bill Lacks Votes

Trump met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol amid disputes over Iran policy and his voting bill. Thune said the bill lacked enough support to pass. Center outlets present the meeting as a dispute over Trump’s agenda, especially the Iran war vote and voting bill; later accounts also emphasize a housing bill standoff.

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