After the vote, Trump threatened the senators with primary challenges, according to people with knowledge of the calls.

Hours after the Senate voted to advance the war powers resolution rebuking the White House’s current and future actions in Venezuela, Donald Trump placed “angry” calls to each of the 5 Republicans who crossed the aisle, according to people with knowledge of the calls.

Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; and Todd Young, R-Ind., voted with Democrats to require the administration to get congressional approval for future military action in Venezuela.

Thursday's vote was a procedural motion, and it advances the legislation to a full Senate vote that will require a simple majority.

Soon after the vote, Trump threatened each senator with primary challenges, vowing to unseat them, the people said.

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[–] 69 points 9 months ago (9 children)

The fucked up thing is, that all senators pretty much have fuck you money, so even losing their job would mean nothing to them, and yet they chose to lick orange balls

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    It's starting to feel like they fear more than their jobs at this point.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    I'm sure they have dirt on each other. If one goes down, they ALL go down.

    Wouldn't bother me.

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    It's not dirt. It's death threats. Marjorie Taylor Green didn't play nice with trump for 2 minutes and then quit politics as she got scared of the far right reaction.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    This is the answer. The conservative "movement" and Republican Party is run like a crime family.

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