Unsurprisingly, it looks like former President Donald Trump was happy to see the infrastructure bill get bogged down.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), whose delay tactics slowed down the infrastructure bill's passage by "a few days," reportedly told CNN's Mike Warren that Trump had given him a ring following his "nay" vote to applaud the hold-up.
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