WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump’s quip that he’s a “second-tier” senator after the Republican’s proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress – and the president and vice president – won bipartisan approval to advance in a committee vote.
Josh Hawley says he had ‘good chat’ with Trump after dustup over stock trading bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump’s quip that he’s a “second-tier” senator after the Republican’s proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress – and the president and vice president – won bipartisan approval to advance in a committee vote.
The Missouri Republican told Fox News late Wednesday that it’s “not the worst thing” he’s ever been called and that he and the president “had a good chat” clearing up confusion over the bill.
The misunderstanding, Hawley said, was that Trump would have to sell his Mar-a-Lago private club and other assets.
“Not the case at all,” Hawley said on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”