Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday dismissed a dustup with President Donald Trump over a stock trading bill to a misunderstanding, saying he’d spoken with the president in the hours after he dressed him down as a “second-tier senator” and the pair had a good conversation.

Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump’s quip that he’s a “second-tier” senator. The criticism came after the Missouri Republican’s proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress — and the president and vice president — won bipartisan approval to advance in a committee vote.

President Donald Trump vehemently attacked Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) in a social media post Wednesday over his stock trading ban bill, but the senator told a reporter he'd made peace with the president after they had a phone call and Trump shared a surprising claim with him.