Senator Bill Cassidys decision to side with Democrats in the impeachment of President Donald Trump has finally caught up with him, as Louisiana Republican voters have now ended his Senate career at the ballot box.
According to The Post Millennial, Cassidy was decisively outpaced in Saturdays GOP primary by Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, both of whom ran as unapologetically pro-Trump conservatives. Letlow led the field with roughly 45 percent of the vote, Fleming followed with about 28 percent, and Cassidy lagged behind at just under 25 percent, a stunning fall for an incumbent senator.
Because no candidate secured an outright majority, Letlow and Fleming will advance to a runoff next month, ensuring that the Republican nominee will be aligned with President Trumps agenda rather than with the partys anti-Trump remnant. For Cassidy, the result amounts to a public repudiation from his own base, which never forgot his vote to convict a president they overwhelmingly support.
The primary became a clear test of Trumps continued dominance over the Republican Party, and the results left little doubt about who leads the GOP. On Truth Social, Trump blasted Cassidys record, writing, Bill Cassidy, after falsely using his 'relationship' with me during his political career, and winning Elections because of it, voted to impeach me on preposterous charges that were fake then, and now, are criminally insane! His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and its nice to see that his political career is OVER! Id like to thank the Great People of the State of Louisiana, and this Big Victory will only make me work even harder for your success, and all that comes with it. I LOVE YOU ALL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Trump contrasted Cassidys fate with Letlows surge, celebrating her performance as a historic rebuke of an incumbent senator. Congratulations to Congresswoman Julia Letlow on a fantastic race, beating an Incumbent Senator by Record Setting Numbers. This is the first time in History that a sitting Senator has lost by such large numbers in a Primary, unable to even go forward, he wrote, adding that Julia Letlow is a fantastic person and, after taking care of some additional business, will make a brilliant Senator for the Great People of Louisiana, a State that I love, helped make prosperous with my Energy Policies and everything else, and won six times in a row, including Primaries. Julia Letlow is a spectacular person, and will never let you down!
Letlow, who has consistently aligned herself with the America First platform, made clear she understands the power of Trumps backing. Your endorsement propelled us to victory tonight, and I will never let you down, she said, signaling that Louisianas Republican voters can expect a reliable ally of the President in the Senate. Her rise underscores how GOP candidates who embrace Trumps policies on energy, the economy, and border security continue to thrive with grassroots conservatives.
Louisianas result came on the heels of the Indiana primary, where Trump-backed candidates also scored major victories at the state level. Several incumbent lawmakers there had resisted Trumps push to redraw congressional maps, only to be ousted by challengers supported by Trump and Turning Point Action, a pattern that further illustrates the cost of defying the partys conservative base.
Cassidy was one of just seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in 2021 after the House impeached him over January 6, a move that alienated many in his own party. Trump was acquitted by the Senate, and years later, it is those Republicans who broke ranks with himnot the Presidentwho are now facing political extinction in states that remain firmly committed to the America First movement.
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