Report: Trump, Cassidy Nearly Got Into Fist Fight Behind Closed Doors

Several GOP senators have also told Trump that his Save America Act faces steep obstacles in the Senate, where Democrats retain enough votes to block most legislation through the filibuster.

In response, Trump has continued urging Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, arguing that doing so would allow the Senate to pass legislation with a simple majority rather than the current 60-vote threshold.

Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn took some parting shots earlier this month at fellow Republican Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) over SAVE America Act votes.

The latest round of infighting erupted when Cornyn responded to critics by calling conservative election-integrity activist Scott Presler a “grifter” in a post on X.

The remark drew attention because Presler had actively campaigned for Ken Paxton during the Texas Republican Senate primary, where Paxton defeated Cornyn last month.

Presler has built a large following among grassroots conservatives for his voter-registration and election-integrity efforts, making Cornyn’s criticism particularly notable within Republican circles.

Cornyn also urged Lee, in a separate post on X, to lay off publicly blaming fellow Republicans—such as Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota—for the failure of the GOP elections bill to gain sufficient support within the conference.

“Mike, I am a co-sponsor and have repeatedly voted for this, but you don’t have the votes,” Cornyn wrote in an early Friday morning post.

“Leader John Thune can’t change that. It is math,” he added.

“Try focusing on Democrats instead of Republicans. Republican on Republican attacks are hurting our chances to win the majority in November,” he said on X.

That led Lee to fire back at Cornyn in another X post.