The vent session was part of a larger rift with congressional Republicans over Trump's second-term priorities.

Republican senators say they hope that a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump is about unity, not disagreement

Several Republicans insisted the meeting would be friendly despite tension between the White House and Senate Republicans.

When asked about their hopes for the meeting, several Republicans told the Washington Examiner they want the discussion to be “conciliatory."

The lunch coincides with increasing tensions between Trump and some Senate Republicans.