DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “President Donald Trump’s vendetta against Sen. Jon Tester took a snippy turn today when the Democratic senator from Montana was left off the invite list for a White House signing of a VA bill that he had co-written. Although the VA Mission Act passed 92-5 in the Senate and 347-70 in the House, there were no Democrats at Trump’s side. Tester, the ranking member on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee, wasn’t even in the room. ‘He did not get invited to the White House, even though he wrote this bill with Chairman [Johnny] Isakson,’ Tester spokeswoman Marnee Banks said. A White House spokesman noted that Democratic Reps. Julia Brownley of California and Ann McLane Kuster of New Hampshire were present at the ceremony. Trump went on a Twitter rampage against Tester in April, saying he should ‘have a big price to pay’ for releasing employee statements that led Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to withdraw his nomination to be VA secretary. Jackson was accused of inappropriately prescribing drugs, drinking on duty and creating a hostile work environment while serving as White House doctor.”
-Arthur Allen, “Trump snubs Tester at VA bill signing,” Politico, June 6, 2018 4:26 pm