Trump confronted Republican senators after they backed a measure limiting his Iran war powers.

By World Israel News Staff

President Donald Trump clashed with Republican senators opposed to the Iran war on Wednesday, with a closed-door lunch on Capitol Hill devolving into a tense shouting match over a bipartisan effort to limit his authority to resume the conflict.

The confrontation came after a handful of Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a war powers resolution aimed at restricting Trump’s ability to continue military action against Iran without further congressional approval.

According to lawmakers and media reports, one of the most heated exchanges involved Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who had voted in favor of the war powers measure.

Speaking to reporters afterward, Cassidy sarcastically said the conversation had gone “swimmingly.”

He later elaborated, saying Trump “did not particularly care for my comments” and recounting that the president had “raised his voice.” Cassidy acknowledged that he responded in kind.

“I lost my temper” due to “the Irish in me,” Cassidy said.

The Louisiana senator added that he had “matched [Trump’s] tone and his volume, and it went back and forth.”

According to accounts from lawmakers present and reports from CNN, Cassidy repeatedly addressed Trump as “brother” in an apparent attempt to calm the situation. Trump, however, was said to have snapped back, “You’re not my brother,” before ordering Cassidy to “sit down.”

Cassidy said his central concern was the lack of clarity surrounding the administration’s handling of the war and the objectives of U.S. involvement in Iran.

“The American people need to know more than we are being told. The Senate needs to know,” he said.

Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, a physician before entering politics, compared the atmosphere in the room to “a hospital board meeting when a bunch of doctors are yelling at each other,” confirming that “voices were raised” during the discussion.

Marshall added that he believed Trump was “very disappointed” by “the vote yesterday on the War Powers Act.”

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Republican revolt grows over Trump’s Iran deal

The backlash against President Donald Trump’s Iran agreement is intensifying, with senior Republicans warning the deal hands Tehran sweeping concessions while demanding little in return.

Sen. Ted Cruz warned that “history teaches that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea,” arguing Trump is receiving “very poor advice.” Sen. Bill Cassidy called it the “worst foreign policy blunder in decades,” while former UN ambassador Nikki Haley blasted the agreement as “a huge mistake to pay to rebuild the threat we just destroyed,” warning that sanctions relief and billions of dollars would ultimately fund Iran’s nuclear ambitions and terrorist proxies.

The criticism follows the release of the framework agreement, which reportedly commits the US to lifting sanctions, ending its naval blockade, allowing Iranian oil exports, and supporting a reconstruction package worth at least $300 billion, while Iran’s main commitment is not to develop nuclear weapons during a 60-day period to negotiate a final accord. Former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Lindsey Graham have also warned the deal risks repeating past policies of appeasement toward Tehran.

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“This administration has declared war on the American people,” says Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.

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