{"id":2604306,"date":"2026-05-19T06:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cassidy-doesnt-regret-trump-impeachment-vote-after-primary-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:43:16","slug":"cassidy-doesnt-regret-trump-impeachment-vote-after-primary-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cassidy-doesnt-regret-trump-impeachment-vote-after-primary-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassidy doesn&#8217;t regret Trump impeachment vote after primary loss"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcassidy-doesnt-regret-trump-impeachment-vote-after-primary-loss%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=2604306&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>sen.Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost a Louisiana Senate primary and will head into a neutral stance for the forthcoming runoff, says he feels no regret for actions that likely cost him his seat-especially his 2021 vote to uphold the impeachment of president Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He frames that decision as defending the Constitution, even commenting that a future obituary would be better if it noted the constitutional vote.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy placed third behind Trump-backed Rep. julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming and, while Republicans expect him to continue working with GOP priorities, he also signals areas where he could diverge. He criticized moves such as the Justice Department\u2019s proposed \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund,\u201d arguing there\u2019s no legal precedent for compensating Trump allies claiming they were unjustly targeted for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The article also depicts Cassidy as supportive of accountability and cautious about policies implemented via executive orders, comparing them to something that \u201ctastes good\u201d but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lacks long-term impact<\/a>. Though he previously clashed with and helped drive the confirmation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cassidy remains firm that he can hold Kennedy accountable \u201cconstructively\u201d rather than destructively. After his loss, he urged that democracy sometimes doesn\u2019t go your way, without claiming the election was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump\u2019s praise for cassidy\u2019s defeat and calls celebrating his career\u2019s end, Cassidy indicates he likely won\u2019t seek another office after his term ends in January 2027, suggesting the door to future campaigns is effectively closed.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA), fresh off a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571020\/cassidy-loses-reelection-campaign\/\">stunning primary election loss<\/a> over the weekend to two Republican challengers, holds no remorse for actions that likely cost him his political career.<\/p>\n<p>That includes his 2021 vote to convict President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> of impeachment over the U.S. Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4573787\/trump-vents-thune-ballroom-security-funding-setback\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump vents at Thune over ballroom security funding setback<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4571355\/senate-parliamentarian-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate parliamentarian deals setback to Trump\u2019s ballroom security funding<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4568646\/republicans-warm-netanyahu-plan-end-us-military-aid-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans warm to Netanyahu plan to end US military aid to Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI voted to uphold the Constitution. That may have cost me my seat, but who cares?\u201d Cassidy told reporters Monday evening just off the Senate floor. \u201cI had the privilege of voting to uphold the Constitution. Isn\u2019t that a great thing? Wouldn\u2019t all of us want to say, \u2018My, I voted to support the Constitution on something momentous\u2019? That\u2019s the way I feel about it. I\u2019m very pleased about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cWhen I die,\u201d he later added, \u201cif that\u2019s put in my obituary, \u2018He voted to uphold the Constitution,\u2019 that\u2019s going to be a better obituary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming led Saturday\u2019s primary with 44.8% and 28.3% of the vote, respectively. The duo advanced to a June 27 runoff. Cassidy placed third with less than 25% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>A conservative who has largely aligned with Trump\u2019s second term but has been critical of health policies and nominees, Cassidy will have the political freedom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-josh-hawley-break-the-internet\/\" title=\"Can Josh Hawley Break the Internet?\">wield immense power<\/a> in a chamber Republicans control by just three seats, should he choose to use it. But the second-term senator did not express an appetite for vengeance against the president by acting as a swing vote, and his GOP colleagues do not expect him to undermine party priorities, including a party-line immigration enforcement bill Senate Republicans hope to pass later this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be more bringing to completion things I\u2019ve been working hard on and getting stuff that I\u2019ve been working on, that won\u2019t pass this Congress, firmly into somebody else\u2019s office,\u201d said Cassidy, citing Social Security\u2019s impending insolvency as a leading issue he\u2019s long sought to address.  <\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who backed Cassidy over Letlow despite Trump\u2019s position, praised Cassidy as a \u201cteam player,\u201d a \u201cvery principled conservative,\u201d and a \u201cvery independent thinker.\u201d GOP leadership, Cassidy, and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) plan to remain neutral in the runoff between Letlow and Fleming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he obviously wants to see our team succeed, and he\u2019s got a lot of things I\u2019m sure that he wants to accomplish in his remaining time here,\u201d Thune told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI suspect he\u2019ll be working closely with his Republican colleagues to achieve those things, and work with us to hopefully help us achieve our broader goals and objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Cassidy would not rule out potential areas where he may diverge from his party or Trump as he criticized Congress for not doing more to \u201chold the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-possible-ukrainian-born-rep-spartz-says-zelenskyys-plea-for-no-fly-zone-wont-happen-anytime-soon\/\" title=\"\u2018Not Possible...: Ukrainian-Born Rep. Spartz Says Zelenskyy...s Plea For No-Fly Zone Won...t Happen Anytime Soon\">executive branch accountable<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He declined to reveal how he would vote later this week on a Democratic-led war powers resolution to curb Trump\u2019s ability to continue war against Iran and on the GOP\u2019s immigration push known as a reconciliation bill. Notably, he slammed the Justice Department\u2019s creation of a nearly $1.8 billion \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund\u201d to compensate Trump allies who claim they\u2019ve been unjustly targeted for criminal prosecution. They could include those convicted, and later pardoned by Trump, for offenses related to the Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t actually see any legal precedent for that. We are a nation of laws, you can\u2019t just make up things whole piece,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cIt is as if somebody sued themselves and agreed upon a settlement with themselves that\u2019s going to be funded by the rest of us. Now, if that\u2019s the case: What? Wait a second. When I just came off the campaign trail, people are concerned about making their own ends meet, not about putting a slush fund together without a legal precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy also compared Trump\u2019s reliance on implementing policies through executive orders rather than Congress to cotton candy that can be easily dissolved by a Democratic administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt tastes good for the moment, but you need something which has a lasting impact upon our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks to supporters during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cassidy, a doctor by trade, pledged further to \u201cabsolutely\u201d hold Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accountable, \u201cnot to be destructive\u201d but to \u201cbe constructive.\u201d Despite repeatedly clashing with Kennedy\u2019s vaccine stances and playing a crucial role in the Cabinet member\u2019s confirmation, Cassidy held no remorse for supporting him and flatly rejected that it was a political calculation to curry favor with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy\u2019s concession speech in the moments after his defeat offered another window into how he may more freely air his disagreements with the president, whom he criticized for false 2020 stolen election claims and brash online criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you take part in democracy, sometimes things don\u2019t go your way,\u201d Cassidy told supporters, without invoking Trump\u2019s name. \u201cBut you don\u2019t sulk, you don\u2019t complain, and you don\u2019t say the election was stolen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated Cassidy\u2019s loss, posting on Truth Social that the senator\u2019s \u201cdisloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it\u2019s nice to see that his political career is OVER!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4573500\/thune-staying-neutral-cassidy-louisiana-senate-runoff\/\">THUNE STAYING NEUTRAL AFTER CASSIDY LOSES SHOT AT LOUISIANA SENATE RUNOFF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One thing that\u2019s likely not in Cassidy\u2019s future is another run for public office. The 68-year-old signaled Monday that any future campaigns were likely out of the question once his term ends in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so grateful for the 12 years, and I so respect democracy. I so respect democracy,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cI may not like the outcome. I respect democracy. And so, right now that door just seems to be shut.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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