Trump Clashes With Senate Republicans Over Iran Military Vote

Donald Trump met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday for a closed-door lunch and expressed opposition to their stance on a potential military conflict with Iran, according to multiple news outlets.

During the meeting, Trump told at least one senator to sit down, according to reporting from CBS News. Conversations grew heated between Trump and the senators present.

Trump had planned to sign legislation following the lunch but canceled that event. He did not publicly explain the reason for the cancellation on Wednesday.

The precise positions held by individual senators on the Iran matter varied, according to multiple outlets covering the meeting. Trump and the senators disagreed on how the chamber should proceed regarding military action, though specific policy details remained unclear from public accounts of the exchange.

The lunch brought Trump together with Republican members of the Senate on a matter that has divided some within the party. Republicans have held differing views on military intervention in the Middle East in recent years.

Trump's decision to cancel the bill signing marked a visible sign of his disagreement with at least some of the senators in attendance. The canceled event underscored tension between Trump and at least portions of the Republican caucus on foreign policy matters.