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Report: Trump and Senator Cassidy clash during GOP meeting

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Report: Trump and Senator Cassidy clash during GOP meeting

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TL;DR

During a closed-door GOP meeting, former President Trump reportedly told Senator Bill Cassidy to sit down and called him a 'lunatic' after Cassidy referred to him as 'brother,' according to CNN's Manu Raju.

01 · THE DISPATCH

According to a report from CNN's Manu Raju, a heated exchange occurred during a closed Republican meeting when Senator Bill Cassidy defied a request from former President Donald Trump to take his seat. Cassidy reportedly addressed Trump as 'brother,' prompting Trump to respond that he was not his brother and to call Cassidy a 'lunatic.' Cassidy eventually complied and sat down. The incident has not been confirmed by other sources yet, and the context or setting of the meeting remains unspecified.

02 · How it developed

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