Trump calls Cassidy ‘a disloyal disaster’ who will get ‘CLOBBERED’ in primary
President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy ahead of Saturday’s Louisiana Republican Senate primary. Trump’s criticism stems from Cassidy’s vote to convict him in the 2021 impeachment trial-despite voting for acquittal in Trump’s earlier 2019 impeachment.
Trump called Cassidy “disloyal” and said the senator is bad for Louisiana, urging voters to support Cassidy’s challengers instead. The primary contest will determine whether Cassidy advances to the general election, or whether he is ousted by Rep. Julia Letlow (who Trump endorsed) or Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming. If no candidate wins a majority, the top two will meet in a runoff on June 27.
The article notes Cassidy has been consistently polling behind Letlow and Fleming and faces a tough path to reelection. It also adds that Louisiana’s Senate primaries are proceeding while the state’s House primaries have been postponed due to an ongoing dispute over congressional map redistricting.
President Donald Trump mounted a public broadside against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who is up for reelection in the Louisiana primary on Saturday.
Trump has held a grudge against Cassidy ever since the two-term senator voted to convict him in his 2021 impeachment trial after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Recommended Stories
“Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning. “His entire past campaign for the Senate was about ‘TRUMP,’ how he’s with me all the way, and then, after winning, he turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total ‘bullshit!’ He knew that at the time, but didn’t care.”
Cassidy voted to acquit Trump in his first impeachment trial in 2019, but he voted to convict the president during his second impeachment trial in 2021.
“Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA,” Trump said. “Now he’s going to get CLOBBERED, hopefully, in today’s BIG election, by two great people!!!”
Primary voters are deciding whether Cassidy advances to the general election or gets ousted by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who is endorsed by Trump, or Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming. If no one gets majority support on Saturday, the top two candidates will face each other in a June 27 runoff.
The incumbent’s reelection chances are in danger as he has consistently polled in third place behind the two challengers. Letlow and Fleming have framed themselves as candidates more aligned with Trump, who once again expressed his support for the congresswoman.
“VOTE TODAY FOR JULIA L.,” Trump added. “She Is a winner who will NEVER let you down. I LOVE LOUISIANA, won it all three times, and got the most votes in its history, by far (A record!!!), despite its big time and ‘storied,’ political past. THE ELECTION IS TODAY – please get out and VOTE!!!”
BILL CASSIDY’S POLITICAL FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Election results will roll in sometime after the polls close at 9 p.m. on Saturday.
The Senate primary elections in Louisiana are moving forward, even though the state’s House primary races are postponed. Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) paused the six House primaries until the state legislature passes a new congressional map that would boost Republicans’ chances to win another seat in the midterm elections. The GOP mid-decade redistricting effort hasn’t been approved by both chambers of the state legislature yet.
" Conservative News Daily does not always share or support the views and opinions expressed here; they are just those of the writer."
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
