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Rick Scott explains his role in Senate delivering Donald Trump victory on Iran War Powers vote

Trump attended Scott’s Senate lunch and urged senators not to support a troop-withdrawal resolution while negotiations with Iran were underway.

Rick Scott explains his role in Senate delivering Donald Trump victory on Iran War Powers vote
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Rick Scott said he invited President Donald Trump to a Senate lunch where Trump urged senators to oppose a resolution calling for troops to be withdrawn from the Persian Gulf. Afterward, Bill Cassidy changed his vote and Rand Paul voted present, reversing the Senate outcome.

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Donald Trump
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President who pressed senators to oppose the resolution

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who invited Trump to a Senate policy lunch

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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted for the resolution and did not change her vote

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted for the resolution and did not change her vote

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who changed his vote on the resolution

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who first supported the resolution and later voted present

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Senate Blocks Iran War Powers Resolution After Trump Lobbies Republicans

Outlets report that the Senate blocked an Iran war-powers resolution after Bill Cassidy reversed his earlier support and Rand Paul voted present; Trump had pressured Republican senators over the measure. Left-leaning outlets link Republican vote changes to Trump's pressure and take a critical view of Cassidy's reversal. Center outlets pair the reversal with accounts of a confrontation between Trump and Cassidy, while some focus more on the vote's sequence and outcome. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's role in the outcome, presenting it as a win for his lobbying while also highlighting his clash with Cassidy.

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