President Donald Trump called Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in a profanity-laced phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution limiting his actions in Venezuela, which passed 52-47, sources familiar with the call told The Hill in a report shared between 10:16 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. UTC on Jan. 9, 2026. One GOP member described the call as coming out of the blue, noting the two do not talk frequently. A second source said Trump complained the resolution limited his ability to do his job as commander-in-chief and was very mad about the vote, according to The Hill. A Collins spokesperson declined to comment, and The Hill reached out to the White House for comment, as detailed in the report posted by @PollTracker2024 on X over the past 59 minutes. In related political developments during the same period, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro criticized Vice President J.D. Vance, calling him a profoundly weak human being for gaslighting over a tragic death in Minnesota that left children without their mother and a spouse without a partner, according to a clip shared by @Acyn on X. Shapiro called for a thorough investigation instead of idiotic gaslighting and said Vance should be ashamed. Separately, U.S. Embassy Cuba Chief of Mission Mike Hammer met Sec. Marco Rubio at his White House office today to brief him on the situation in Cuba and U.S. support for the Cuban people, as stated in a post by @USEmbCuba on X within the reporting window.
