President Donald Trump traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet with Senate Republicans to discuss his agenda.
But prior to the meeting, Sen. Bob Corker resumed his ongoing personal feud with Trump, prompting a second round of tweets and media between the two Republicans.
Trump, however, came to the Senate lunch anyway despite Corker’s repeated insults.
He arrived on Capitol Hill and walked into the Senate lunch with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at his side.
Despite the feud, Corker said he would also attend the lunch.
“Of course,” he said to reporters, when asked if he would be attending the Senate lunch. “It’s my lunch. He’s coming to our lunch.”
Q: "Will you be going to the lunch."@SenBobCorker: "Of course. It's my lunch. He's coming to our lunch." pic.twitter.com/atDlFFdNlz
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 24, 2017
Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina symbolically brought popcorn to the lunch.
Ready for lunch with POTUS and @SenateGOP.🍿 pic.twitter.com/gtrZqgDD9e
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) October 24, 2017
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is literally bringing popcorn to the Senate GOP lunch meeting. Same pic.twitter.com/Yr8a2XhACA
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 24, 2017
As Trump arrived, a man from Americans Take Action — a leftist group that wants to impeach him — threw a handful of Russian flags at the president and shouted, “TRUMP IS TREASON!”
https://twitter.com/pnashjenkins/status/922869868772429828
“This president conspired with agents of the Russian government to steal an election, we should be talking about TREASON!” he shouted before being dragged away by Capitol Police officers.
Trump met with senators for about an hour before exiting the Capitol. He did not respond to questions.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to downplay the controversy with Corker to focus on tax reform.
“There’s a lot of noise out there,” he said. “We have a First Amendment in this country, everyone gets to express themselves.”
“It was a very positive meeting,” Republican Sen. John Kennedy told reporters after Trump GOP lunch. “Nobody called anyone an ignorant slut.”
“It was a very positive meeting,” Republican Sen. Kennedy says after Trump GOP lunch. “Nobody called anyone an ignorant slut.”
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 24, 2017
According to Capitol Hill reporters, Senate Republicans served meatloaf and cherry pie for lunch.
NEW —> .@JohnKennedyLA informs us POTUS and GOP dined on meatloaf and cherry pie. 🇺🇸
— Ylan Q. Mui (@ylanmui) October 24, 2017
Overheard Secret Service on @realDonaldTrump at lunch. He ate rice and 2 pieces of cherry pie. Took a few sips of his drink. "He loves rice"
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) October 24, 2017
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