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Trump's showdown with Republican Sen. Cassidy

Cassidy said he would keep backing war powers resolutions until the Senate received a briefing on the Iran war.

Trump's showdown with Republican Sen. Cassidy
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Sen. Bill Cassidy said he challenged President Donald Trump during a private Senate GOP lunch over the Iran war and the need for more information, after Cassidy backed a war powers resolution. Cassidy said Trump raised his voice and called him a “lunatic,” according to a person familiar with the meeting.

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who challenged Trump over the Iran war and congressional briefings

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Cassidy during a private lunch with Senate Republicans

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Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator who described the exchange as “halftime talk”

Roger Marshall
R · KS · SEN

Kansas senator who played down the clash

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who remarked sarcastically on the meeting’s stated unity purpose

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Bill Cassidy Questions Trump About Iran War at GOP Meeting

Outlets agree that Cassidy challenged Trump at a private Senate Republican meeting over the Iran war and sought more information or a briefing for senators and the public. Left-leaning outlets portray Cassidy as speaking truthfully and Trump’s response as hostile. Center outlets largely recount the exchange over information about Iran, with some also noting Cassidy’s later briefing and vote against a similar war powers resolution.

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