Cassidy calls Trump shouting match a 'mission' on Iran
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- Bill Cassidy said Thursday that his shouting match with Trump during Wednesday's GOP luncheon at the Capitol achieved his "mission" of securing more information on the Iran war
- Cassidy had backed a successful war powers resolution on Tuesday, then reversed course and voted against a similar measure on Wednesday
- The confrontation between Cassidy and Trump occurred during a closed GOP luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday, with Cassidy publicly describing the outcome the next day
Why it matters: Cassidy's 48-hour reversal — voting for a war powers resolution Tuesday and against a similar one Wednesday, then claiming his confrontation with Trump was productive — exposes the fragility of GOP congressional support for the Iran war and shows individual senators resorting to private pressure to pry information from the administration rather than using formal oversight levers.
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