Trump holds contentious meeting with Senate Republicans
  • 8 years ago
Donald Trump's private meeting Thursday with Senate Republicans didn't go off without a hitch.
Instead, it grew combative as the presumptive presidential nominee admonished three senators, who've challenged his candidacy.
Trump’s most tense exchange was with Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who responded feverishly when pressed by the former.
“Yes, I’m the other senator from Arizona — the one who didn’t get captured — and I want to talk to you about statements like that,” Flake responded, according to two Republican officials.
Asked in a Senate hallway later about his exchange with Trump, Flake declined to elaborate.
Flake is reportedly said to have argued with Trump over his comments on another Arizona Sen., John McCain, as well as his statements on Mexicans.
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