Trump bullies Republicans into submission hours after Iran screaming match

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:21, 25 June 2026 | Updated: 13:29, 25 June 2026 Donald Trump strong-armed Republican senators into rejecting a bill that would have forced him to end the Iran war after erupting at lawmakers in a closed-door meeting for daring to rein in his power. The President pressured two of his most outspoken critics, Senators Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy, to shoot down a Democratic-led resolution Wednesday night that would have forced Trump to seek congressional approval to continue the war in Iran. Four Republican senators had previously backed a similar resolution aimed at curbing Trump's war powers, setting off an explosive closed-door screaming match between the President and Republican lawmakers. Behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, Trump confronted Senate Republicans over their rebellion as Senator Cassidy tried to explain their reasoning. The President hurled personal insults, calling him a 'lunatic' and ordering him to 'sit down.'  When Cassidy refused and called Trump 'brother,' the President shot back that he wasn't his brother and mocked the senator over his recent primary loss, which Cassidy took as a deliberate attempt to bully him. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.