Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call
Collins voted to advance a resolution limiting military action against Venezuela and confirmed that Trump called her afterward.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
Yahoo News is an established national news publisher, though this article relies on reporting attributed to The Hill and an unnamed source. The article identifies its author and attributes key claims, but the text provides limited original sourcing and does not include a response from the White House.
- Source type — Established national news publisher.
- Editorial standards — The publisher is an established outlet, but the article's reporting draws heavily on another outlet's sourcing.
- Author attribution — The article has a named author.
- Transparency — Key claims are attributed, including to an unnamed source, and the article notes that comment was sought.
The article attributes the reported call to a source cited by The Hill, notes that Collins's office confirmed it, and includes Collins's response and Trump's public post. Its sourcing is limited, the White House response is absent, and it gives little context about the resolution or the vote.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Collins's account, her office's confirmation, Trump's public criticism and the resolution's stated effect. However, much of the account of the private call comes through an unnamed source relayed by The Hill, and the White House did not provide a response in the article.
- Source diversity — Includes an unnamed source, Collins's office and Collins, as well as Trump's public post.
- Counterarguments presented — Reports Trump's stated objection to the senators' vote but has no response from the White House about the call.
- Loaded language — Uses dramatic phrasing, including “laid into” and “wrench in Trump's plans.”
- Omitted context — Offers little detail about the resolution's legislative context or the arguments behind the vote.
The article's language frames Trump negatively, using phrases such as “laid into” and “a thorn in his party's side,” while describing Collins as the target of his ire. The framing is more critical of Trump than of Collins.
- Language tone — Uses charged descriptions of Trump's call and anger.
- Framing — Presents the episode chiefly as Trump's hostility toward Collins after her vote.
- Headline — The headline emphasizes Trump's explosive, profanity-filled reaction.
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President Donald Trump reportedly berated Sen. Susan Collins after she joined four other Republicans in advancing a resolution to restrict U.S. military action against Venezuela. Trump also criticized the five senators publicly, while Collins confirmed the call but declined to discuss its details.
Sources told The Hill that Trump called Collins on Thursday and was angry about her vote. Collins’s office confirmed the call but offered no further details; Collins later said the president was unhappy with the vote and declined to comment further. The resolution advanced in a 52-47 vote.
The article says the resolution would block Trump from using military force against Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Todd Young also voted to advance it. Trump criticized the five senators on Truth Social and said they “should never be elected to office again.”
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SWIPE →Senator whose vote advancing the Venezuela war powers resolution prompted Trump's call and public criticism
President who called Collins and criticized the senators for advancing the resolution
Trump's version of this story ↗Senator who voted to advance the resolution and was criticized by Trump
Senator who voted to advance the resolution and was criticized by Trump
Senator who voted to advance the resolution and was criticized by Trump
Senator who voted to advance the resolution and was criticized by Trump
Part of a bigger story
14 OUTLETSCollins backed a Senate resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action in Venezuela, and Trump criticized her after the vote. Left-leaning outlets foreground a reported angry call as a story about Trump’s hostility toward Collins. Center outlets recount the vote and Trump’s response, with some examining the reported call and Collins’s reelection prospects. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the break with Trump over war powers, while some stress the potential electoral cost of his criticism.
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