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Rep. Victoria Spartz Denies Trump Yelled at Her Over Budget Vote

Conflicting accounts emerge after reports claim Trump called Spartz a 'fake Republican' during a heated phone call.

  • Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) denied reports that President Trump yelled at her during a phone call to change her vote on a budget resolution.
  • A report from Puck claimed Trump called Spartz a 'fake Republican' and loudly reminded her he was the president, which could be heard by others in the Republican cloakroom.
  • Spartz described the conversation as 'productive' and denied Trump raised his voice, calling the reports 'fake news' and 'a complete lie.'
  • Spartz attributed her frustrations during the vote to Speaker Mike Johnson's handling of the resolution, not to Trump.
  • Other Republican holdouts on the resolution, including Reps. Warren Davidson and Tim Burchett, also changed their votes after conversations with Trump.
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