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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[–] 31 points 10 months ago

It's a good thing he's doing this, and the harder he comes down on them the better

Just like with Greene, it takes them directly experiencing it to learn that prior loyalty counts for nothing, so if you ever oppose anything they will ever do, you're just as bad as someone who opposed them the whole time.

The sooner they learn it, the better everyone else is.

At the very least, some will resign because they're cowards.

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