But Hawley’s legislation with the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, sailed out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, after his support delivered a bipartisan vote over the objections of the other Republicans, who have majority control.

On his social media site, Trump called Hawley a "pawn" and a "second-tier Senator," adding that the GOP lawmaker is "playing right into the dirty hands of the Democrats" over the senator's support for the bill.

President Trump attacked a GOP senator who voted with Democrats as a "pawn" and "second-tier" in a Truth Social post.