{"id":2613481,"date":"2026-06-11T18:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cassidy-goes-out-in-style\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:53:59","slug":"bill-cassidy-goes-out-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cassidy-goes-out-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cassidy goes out in style"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fbill-cassidy-goes-out-in-style%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=2613481&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 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After suffering a defeat in last month\u2019s primary, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA) hosted his last <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> Seersucker Day, leaving the beloved <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bipartisanship\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1709\">bipartisan<\/a> tradition without a Republican leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators and staff celebrated the 13th annual bipartisan Seersucker Day on Thursday, just weeks after Cassidy was ousted as President Donald Trump\u2019s hand-picked candidate, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), advanced to the runoff. Cassidy\u2019s departure could lead to increased partisanship on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2382\">Capitol Hill<\/a>.\u00a0<\/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\/4605451\/bill-cassidy-trump-dni-pick-jay-clayton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Cassidy clarifies stance on Trump DNI pick Jay Clayton<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4605451\/bill-cassidy-trump-dni-pick-jay-clayton-poor-choice\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Cassidy calls Trump DNI pick Jay Clayton a \u2018very poor choice\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4602914\/lisa-murkowski-vying-replace-bill-cassidy-senate-health-panel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lisa Murkowski vying to replace Bill Cassidy on Senate health panel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has taken out multiple members who have broken ranks with the president in his revenge tour, leaving many Republicans fearful to cross party lines in an era of decreasing bipartisanship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Cassidy made sure to celebrate bipartisanship one last time in his Haspel suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTraditions connect you with the past, and they kind of, if you will, you\u2019re connected to the future,\u201d Cassidy told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of a celebration. It\u2019s a celebration where people just lighten up, just a little bit. It doesn\u2019t matter what party, what legal persuasion. You come together, wear something which is comfortable on a hot Washington day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrankly, I think we need more such traditions right now in our society,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) was named the Democratic co-chair in 2024 alongside Cassidy. Warnock took over for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> who would make a good Republican co-chair for next year, Cassidy named Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senators on Seersucker Day, June 11, 2026, on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators adopted the seersucker trend after a New Orleans clothier designed a lightweight suit in pale blue and white striped rumpled cotton fabric in the early 1900s. The custom fell off until the late 1990s, when former Republican Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott revitalized the Senate tradition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Senate historian\u2019s office, Lott selected a \u201cnice and warm\u201d day in the second or third week of June to be designated Seersucker Thursday. Both members and staffers take part in this tradition, meant to bring people together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4603168\/house-democratic-candidates-noncommittal-jeffries-leading-house\/\">HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES NONCOMMITTAL ON JEFFRIES LEADING THE HOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mississippi Republican\u2019s goal was to portray that \u201cthe Senate isn\u2019t just a bunch of dour folks wearing dark suits and \u2014 in the case of men \u2014 red or blue ties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSeersucker Day is a day I look forward to every year in the Senate,\u201d one Senate staffer told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cFor one day a year, we prove that government doesn\u2019t have to look stuffy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After suffering a defeat in last month\u2019s primary, Sen. 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