Trump and senator exchange heated words at closed-door Senate GOP meeting

President Trump met privately with Senate Republicans on Wednesday to seek backing for the Save America Act, an election integrity measure. The discussion turned to housing legislation and the president's stance that he would not sign the bipartisan housing bill unless Congress also sent him the election measure.

One senator stood and pointed a finger during the exchange, which also touched on the president's war powers regarding Iran. A Republican senator present said the confrontation reached a level that raised concern the two men might come to blows.

Senator's account The senator later told reporters that the original military operation was expected to last four weeks but had extended to four months without meeting its initial objectives. "I stood and said, 'You have not told the American people what's going on.

It was supposed to last four weeks; it's lasted four months. Our original objectives have not been achieved, and I want to know what's going on,'" the senator stated. The senator added that the exchange became loud and that both participants raised their voices.

The senator, who lost a Republican primary and will leave office at the end of the year, has increased opposition to the president in recent weeks.