{"id":2541465,"date":"2026-01-18T00:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-potential-cassidy-challenger-in-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T00:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:37:48","slug":"trump-endorses-potential-cassidy-challenger-in-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-potential-cassidy-challenger-in-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses potential Cassidy challenger in Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorses-potential-cassidy-challenger-in-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2541465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Trump publicly endorsed Rep.Julia Letlow (R-LA) on Truth Social as she considers challenging Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for his seat. Trump called Letlow a &#8220;TOTAL WINNER&#8221; and urged her to run; Letlow thanked him and said her mission is to leave a safer, stronger country for children and to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >provide steady conservative leadership<\/a>. Letlow had been undecided and reportedly would only enter the race with Trump&#8217;s support. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doesnt-need-debate-until-his-gop-rivals-show-they-belong-even-on-the-same-stage-adviser-says\/\" title=\"Adviser: Trump won&#039;t debate GOP rivals until they prove they&#039;re worthy.\">potential contest<\/a> would pit her against Cassidy,who is seeking a third term,has a large campaign war chest and the backing of senate GOP leaders; Cassidy expressed confidence he would prevail. The endorsement underscores tensions between Trump and Cassidy after Cassidy&#8217;s 2021 impeachment vote and other policy disputes, and could be decisive in the May Republican primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump endorses potential Cassidy challenger in Louisiana Senate race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475341\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> gave a full-throated endorsement to Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who is reportedly weighing a bid for Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\">Bill Cassidy<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-LA) seat in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Letlow in a Truth Social <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115913724519885202\">post<\/a> on Saturday night, calling her a &ldquo;Great Star&rdquo; and a &ldquo;TOTAL WINNER&rdquo; and encouraging the second-term congresswoman to enter the Senate race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4422641\/chris-burnett-gop-candidate-maryland-most-competitive-district\/\">Who is Chris Burnett, GOP candidate for Maryland&#8217;s most competitive district?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4421834\/bill-cassidy-11-million-cash-on-hand-crowded-louisiana-senate-primary\/\">Cassidy boasts $11 million in cash on hand as he faces half a dozen primary challengers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4421041\/appropriators-getting-job-done-despite-stark-party-division\/\">&#8216;Model&#8217; appropriators are getting the job done despite stark party division<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am hearing that Julia is considering launching her Campaign for the United States Senate in Louisiana, a place I love and WON BIG, six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;I know Julia well, have seen her tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and she is a TOTAL WINNER! A Proud Mother of two children, Julia is a wonderful person, has ALWAYS delivered for Louisiana, and would continue doing so in the United States Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Letlow responded to the endorsement by thanking the president and teasing her agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m honored to have President Trump&rsquo;s endorsement and trust. My mission is clear: to ensure the nation our children inherit is safer and stronger. This United States Senate seat belongs to the people of Louisiana, because we deserve conservative leadership that will not waver,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jbletlow\/status\/2012724216546697655\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s backing of Letlow comes as she was still undecided about running earlier this week and would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/trump-encourages-rep-julia-letlow-primary-sen-bill-cassidy-rcna254633\">reportedly<\/a> only enter the race if she received Trump&rsquo;s support.<\/p>\n<p>If she does, it would put her in a bruising Republican primary with Cassidy, who is running for a third term, boasts a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/01\/15\/congress\/cassidy-raises-1-65m-00730420\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-pac-scoops-up-cash-from-bloomberg-soros-funded-group-and-other-megadonors\/\" title=\"Top Biden PAC receives funds from Bloomberg, Soros-backed group, and major donors\">large war chest<\/a><\/a>, and has the backing of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).<\/p>\n<p>But Trump&rsquo;s endorsements are frequently pivotal and could lead to a GOP upset in the primary this May.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement also makes clear Trump&rsquo;s dissatisfaction with Cassidy, who voted to convict the president on impeachment charges after the Jan. 6 riot in 2021. More recently, Cassidy has been a staunch critic of one of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet members, namely Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his views on vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4422394\/maha-gop-2026-elections-epa-policy\/\">MAHA EMERGES AS GOP 2026 ELECTION BRIGHT SPOT &mdash; WITH ONE MAJOR CAVEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Cassidy expressed confidence that he would beat out Letlow should she run with Trump&rsquo;s backing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proudly running for re-election as a principled conservative who gets things done for the people of Louisiana. If Congresswoman Letlow&nbsp;decides to run I am confident I will win,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billcassidy\/status\/2012729538422153506\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump backs Julia Letlow for Louisiana Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2541466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-y7fj8baun-1768712818950.jpg?1768695061&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51812,65174,34723,39103],"class_list":["post-2541465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-cassidy","tag-louisiana-politics","tag-senate-race","tag-trump-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-y7fj8baun-1768712818950.jpg?1768695061&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2541465"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2541469,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541465\/revisions\/2541469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2541466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2541465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2541465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2541465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}