Trump clashes with Senate after bipartisan resolution urging end to Iran conflict
President Donald Trump cancelled a housing bill signing and rebuked a Senate resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran, while a Republican senator publicly criticized the president’s handling of the war.
President Donald Trump cancelled a ceremony to sign a housing bill on Wednesday, saying he would not sign the legislation until Congress passed his voting-reform proposal, the "Save America Act," which he described as a national emergency. The act would require proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters, a measure Democrats have called an attack on voting rights.
The cancellation came hours after the Senate approved a bipartisan War Powers Resolution urging Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. The vote, 50-48, included four Republicans who joined Democrats, marking a rare break with the president on the issue.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana told reporters he confronted Trump in a closed-door meeting, saying, "> 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.'"
Cassidy, who will not seek re-election, later said Trump responded, "I don't like a few people, but that's okay — I think you know who they are."
Later that day, the Senate rejected a second, similar motion by a vote of 50-47, which does not overturn the earlier resolution but signals continued congressional opposition.
Trump dismissed the resolution as "poorly timed and meaningless" on his Truth Social platform, adding, "These Senators have just made my job more difficult, but I will get it done, one way or another, because I always get it done!"
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, called the vote a "very dangerous prospect" amid ongoing negotiations with Tehran. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll indicated that three-quarters of Americans view the war with Iran as not worth its costs, and a majority doubt a lasting truce is possible.
Congressional critics, particularly Democrats, argue the president violated the Constitution by launching military action without congressional approval, while the administration continues to work toward a final peace agreement covering Iran's nuclear program, sanctions relief, and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
