Sen. Jim Justice describes heated closed-door exchange between Trump and Sen. Cassidy, says Trump later persuaded Cassidy

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice told a television interviewer that he witnessed a heated closed‑door exchange between Donald Trump and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and that Trump later spent time with Cassidy and shared information Justice said preceded a change in Cassidy’s voting.

"Well, Ed, you know, it was passionate to say the very least," Justice said, describing the mood in the room. He placed the tension in political context, noting that "Cassidy voted to impeach Trump. That's tough to get over" and saying the history between the men contributed to the testy encounter.

Justice recounted his own interactions with Trump while he was governor during the COVID‑19 pandemic, saying he was "in contact with him almost daily" and that he saw a different side of Trump in deliberations. "You saw a man that tried to slow down. You saw a man with humility. He tried to slow down and explain his decision‑making processes," Justice said, adding an anecdote about B‑2 bomber missions to illustrate what he described as Trump’s briefing and decision style.

Describing what happened after the exchange, Justice said the president "was able to spend more time with Senator Cassidy and talk to him and show him some of the information that, you know, helped him reach the decision that he did. And then afterwards, we saw, you know, change in voting." The statement is Justice’s account of events in the meeting; the broadcast transcript does not include independent confirmation of a specific vote change tied to that conversation.

Throughout the interview Justice offered repeated praise for Trump’s leadership and character, saying, "This is one good man" who "cares about this nation." He also emphasized his intent to report candidly: "I don't blow smoke at anybody. I just tell the truth."

The interview focused on Justice’s recollection of the closed‑door session and his interpretation of how private discussion and information exchange shaped senators’ positions; the broadcast record includes no substantive on‑the‑record comment from Sen. Cassidy or President Trump in response. The transcript ends with an incomplete trailing remark from the guest.

The program did not present documentary evidence of any vote change; Justice characterized what he observed as his personal, eyewitness account of the meeting and its aftermath.