A pair of longtime Republican lawmakers went at each other's throats in a text chain over a long-burgeoning dispute about where to host a major international gathering, Semafor reported on Tuesday.

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, lost his patience with Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) "shortly before they arrived at this year’s session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly," said the report. "Wilson has lobbied since 2024 to hold next year’s session in his home state."

Wicker, who serves with Wilson on the Helsinki Commission to monitor human rights in Europe, briefly seemed to get on board with this "when he signed a bipartisan letter in March that asked for $4 million in federal funding for the event," but later clarified the event won't be held in the United States at all, to the displeasure of Wilson, who kept bringing up the issue.

“We’ve been soulmates until Thursday afternoon, and then to be insulted that the arrangements for a catering have not been completed?” Wilson told Semafor. “I’m thinking, ‘Hey, we can prepare shrimp and grits so quick it would make your head swim.’”

After Wicker publicly announced the U.S. wouldn't host the summer gathering while Wilson was in flight to the Netherlands as part of Wicker's delegation, Wilson took to X and posted, “preparations are well underway with widespread support” for an OSCE event in Charleston, accompanied by a picture of himself with Trump.

This enraged Wicker, who blew up at Wilson in a text thread, according to Semafor.

“The matter is settled and no amount of your saying otherwise will change that,” said Wicker. “It is time for you to stop embarrassing yourself and the US delegation.” Wicker then added, “Unless, you immediately stop … You … ARE NO LONGER A PART OF CODEL wicker. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO RETURN TO THE US BY OTHER MEANS.”

Wicker would later apologize and clarify Wilson was still cleared to fly home with them as part of the delegation — but added that he is “disappointed that you are continuing to insist that the US can host in 2027.”

The European right is staking out hard boundaries with President Donald Trump, as his few allies on the continent become targets of his ridicule and hostility.

According to Politico, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken, a member of the right-wing New Flemish Alliance party, stated that while Europeans should work with Trump on a lot of things because they "need to keep America on board," one thing they should not tolerate is his escalating attacks against Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

“Of course we need him as an ally, but don't touch Meloni. She's the queen of center-right in Europe. She's the alpha. Leave her alone,” said Francken. “I love her, she's conservative, she is totally on the same line ... and then you're going to have a fight on what? On a picture!”

Francken is referring to the recent spat in which Trump enraged Meloni, a member of a far-right Italian party who has broadly worked with him on many issues, by "an awkward meeting between the two leaders at the June G7 summit in Evian, France, after which Trump said Meloni had 'begged' him for a photo — something the Italian leader insisted was not true."

Trump escalated things on Sunday by posting an image of Meloni looking up at him with a huge smile, and the caption, "RESTRAINING ORDER NEEDED."

Trump has already brought U.S.-European relations to a low point thanks to his incessant fixation on forcing Denmark to sell or hand over the territory of Greenland, as well as his step back from longstanding U.S. commitments to aid Ukraine against the invasion of Russia.

The Belgium men's soccer team handily defeated the United States 4-1 Monday night, but not before Belgium players mocked President Donald Trump by imitating his signature dance on the field – capping a politically charged saga that included Trump's involvement in a controversial penalty appeal.

As seen in a viral video of the incident and reported on by California Post, a handful of Belgium players were spotted celebrating a goal by shifting their hips and punching the air in an identical manner to “the iconic Donald Trump dance.”

“He’s gonna be so mad,” noted Josh Guerrero, a senior 3D artist and design engineer, in a social media post on X to his more than 21,000 followers.

Last week, U.S. national team player Folarin Balogun was issued a penalty that carried a one-game suspension, which initially would have forced him to sit out during the U.S.-Belgium game Monday. However, Trump and his inner circle intervened within minutes, and the penalty was ultimately overturned.

A number of Belgian figures and officials were outraged by the decision, many of whom argued it was politically motivated to benefit the United States.

Belgium ultimately had the last laugh, however, by ending the United States’ World Cup run with a stunning defeat, a victory that also saw Belgian players mock the U.S. president on the world stage with their own version of the “Trump dance.”

“Trump intervened they lose,” noted Kahlief Adams, a podcast host and media personality. “Went to Knicks game, they lost. He is the Santa of [losses].”

The day before the United States’ defeat, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) personally thanked Trump for “getting rid of that ridiculous [penalty],” and Trump himself later admitted to contacting FIFA officials in an effort to have them review the infraction.