Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voted with Democrats Wednesday to advance his bill to ban US lawmakers from stock trading, over the opposition of other Republicans on the panel and drawing the ire of President Donald Trump.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined Democrats Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying, selling or owning individual stocks. In an 8-7 vote, Hawley and Senate Democrats on the U.

President Donald Trump excoriated Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) over his support for banning members of Congress and the president and vice president from trading or holding stocks while in office. “Why would one ‘Republican,