U.S. President Donald Trump has become embroiled in a heated dispute with Republican senators from his own party over the war with Iran. The confrontation reportedly included shouting during a closed-door meeting, as Trump expressed anger over Congress passing a resolution aimed at limiting presidential war powers.
## Doubts Over Iran Deal Spark Tensions
Republican lawmakers have raised concerns about the peace agreement Trump reached with Iran last week. On Wednesday, after unexpectedly canceling a bill-signing ceremony for a housing measure, Trump met with Senate Republicans during a lunch meeting on Capitol Hill.
During the meeting, the president criticized Tuesday’s symbolic Senate vote to limit his authority to conduct military operations. The Republican-controlled Senate approved the measure, marking the first time in U.S. congressional history that lawmakers passed a resolution directing a president to halt military action.
Before the meeting, Trump had described the vote as “untimely and meaningless.” In a social media post, he also called the four Republican senators who joined Democrats in supporting the resolution “failures.”
One of those senators, Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy, later told reporters that he and Trump had a heated exchange during the closed-door meeting.
“I stood up and said, ‘You haven’t told the American people what’s really happening,'” Cassidy said. “We were told this would last four weeks, but it’s now been going on for four months. We still haven’t achieved our primary objectives.”
Later on Wednesday, during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump again criticized the Senate vote, saying, “We have four Republican senators and all the Democrats—they want America to lose this war because they’re foolish.”
Last month, Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jules Hurst told a congressional panel that the war had cost nearly $29 billion so far. However, defense analysts and lawmakers argue that the figure does not fully reflect the conflict’s total financial cost.
## Trump Requests Additional War Funding
The White House has asked Congress to approve **$87.6 billion** in additional funding to cover several priorities, including “urgent requirements” related to the U.S. military campaign against Iran.
The request came just one day after Congress passed a resolution criticizing the president’s military actions.
According to the White House, the largest share of the funding—**$67 billion**—would go to the Department of Defense. This includes **$21 billion** for ammunition procurement, **$17.3 billion** for operational expenses, and **$12.1 billion** for classified programs.
The remaining funds would support other priorities, including **$11 billion** for U.S. farmers and **$1.4 billion** to combat the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.
The proposal is expected to face significant opposition in Congress, as the conflict with Iran remains unpopular among many American voters, with the country’s midterm elections approaching in November.
The White House Office of Management and Budget formally submitted the funding request in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday.
*Source: BBC*
