A heated, closed-door shouting match between President Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) at a Senate Republican luncheon quickly morphed into a political win for the White House.
And Trump certainly seems happy with the results.
After sparring with Cassidy—who pushed back earlier in the day, saying he wouldn’t be “bullied” over Iran policy—Trump made his case directly to skeptical GOP senators.
The President was addressing the same Democratic war powers resolution that had aimed to limit his military options and had passed just over a month ago.
Hours after the tense conversations and some White House briefings, both Cassidy and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had adjusted their positions on the matter. Cassidy voted against the measure while Paul voted "present."
"Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against to 50-47 for. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed," the President wrote on Truth Social. "Thank you to Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno, and all."
"This vote puts Iran on notice!"
🚨 JUST IN OVERNIGHT: US Senate BLOCKS bill to revoke President Trump’s Iran War Powers after a meeting with the Senate GOP — 47-50
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 25, 2026
Stop with the useless votes now and put SAVE AMERICA on the floor! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/kQdwsrHS75
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As reported by RedState Editor Bob Hoge, things got spicy earlier in the day when Cassidy and Trump clashed over the status of Iran negotiations.
What began as a discussion on advancing the SAVE America voter ID bill quickly turned heated when Trump pressed Republicans who had supported a Democratic war powers resolution the day before. Cassidy, already on shaky terms with Trump after losing his primary, initially pushed back hard.
“I'm not going to be bullied when I'm trying to get answers for the American people," he later bragged to reporters.
President Trump's meeting with GOP senators on Wednesday turned testy, and at one point, he told Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to sit down, after questions arose about the War Powers Resolution, according to sources directly familiar with the meeting.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 24, 2026
“I’m not going to be bullied… pic.twitter.com/lAQ9NiXu8h
President Trump's meeting with GOP senators on Wednesday turned testy, and at one point, he told Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to sit down, after questions arose about the War Powers Resolution, according to sources directly familiar with the meeting. “I’m not going to be bullied when I’m trying to get answers for the American people,” Cassidy told reporters after the meeting.
Cassidy later thanked Vice President JD Vance and Steve Witkoff, the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, for addressing his concerns on the Iran War, giving them the nod for changing his mind on the matter.
"I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff for the thorough briefing this afternoon on Iran. I appreciate the quick invitation to the White House to address many of my concerns," he wrote on X.
Paul would explain his pivot, insisting his stance on the War has not changed, but he wanted "a way to give the President more space and leverage to negotiate a lasting peace."
Aside from Trump's celebration, the vote marks a solid win for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and his team—especially Whip John Barrasso (R-WY)—who managed to flip the holdouts and get them behind the administration’s long-term strategy on Iran.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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