President Donald Trump phoned Sen. Susan Collins and laid into the senator for voting in favor of a war powers measure this week.

This is a significant switch for Collins; she opposed a similar resolution in November, which failed to pass 51-49.

The largely symbolic vote follows Collins' opposition in November to a resolution that would have required the president to seek congressional authorization to use military force in Venezuela. The Republican has expressed support for the U.

The war powers resolution will need another vote in the Senate before it becomes official. Still, the five defectors' rebellion served as a sharp rebuke.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she is supporting a resolution reaffirming the need for congressional approval for any future military action in Venezuela.

President Donald Trump blasted Republican senators who voted in favor of a War Powers Resolution on Thursday.