President Donald Trump's decision to withhold his signature from a marquis housing bill until Congress approves the SAVE America Act has thrown a wrench in what was supposed to be a cordial day for him to preserve his relationships with Capitol Hill heavyweights and appears poised to widen the rift between him and the Senate.

Trump had been expected to sign the housing bill in a ceremony at the Capitol and to participate in a lunch with Senate Republicans afterwards. But Trump's cancellation of the signing ceremony seems to signal that he won't attend the lunch, which is sure to be full of frustrated lawmakers.

The SAVE America Act has been a point of contention between the White House and Senate Majority Leader John Thune for months, with Trump repeatedly and publicly pressuring Thune to alter Senate rules to get the bill past the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Thune has balked at such a prospect, but some conservative heavyweights, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have floated the restoration of the "talking filibuster" and other rule tweaks to get the bill through.

The divide on the bill has contributed to mounting tensions between Trump and the Senate, which were made worse by his intervention in primaries to oust Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.