Trump, Cassidy nearly came to blows at Senate GOP lunch: report
A confrontation between President Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday had one GOP senator worried the two men would come to blows.
Mr. Trump met with Senate Republicans to implore them to back his election integrity legislation, the Save America Act. He abruptly declared he won’t sign bipartisan housing legislation unless Congress sends him the election bill.
The president told Mr. Cassidy he didn’t care if the senator voted against him on any matters other than impeachment — apparently a reference to Mr. Cassidy’s vote to convict Mr. Trump on articles of impeachment stemming from the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
During lunch, Mr. Cassidy, who recently lost a primary and will vacate his seat at the end of this year, stood and pointed his finger at the president. The exchange became heated amid Senate debate over Mr. Trump’s war powers with regard to Iran.
One senator feared the two men were about to fight, “Seen, Heard & Whispered” has learned.
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