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Primary challenge to Louisiana Sen. Cassidy tests Trump's grip on GOP
Reuters reports that Republican Senator Bill Cassidy faces a Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana, with Trump seeking retribution and endorsing Rep. Julia Letlow, while Cassidy is described as a moderate targeted by Trump. PBS NewsHour notes the possibility of voters booting a sitting senator and that Trump backs the insurgency, highlighting long-standing political tensions from Cassidy’s vote to convict Trump. Fox News adds Trump’s harsh critique of Cassidy as a “disloyal disaster” and emphasis on Letlow as the challenger. The sources corroborate the core dynamic: Trump targeted Cassidy with a high-profile, three-way primary, and Cassidy’s status as incumbent under pressure from a Trump-aligned challenger.
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Primary challenge to Louisiana Sen. Cassidy tests Trump's grip on GOP
Amalia Huot-Marchand Amalia Huot-Marchand Louisiana primary voters could boot a sitting U.S. senator for the first time in nearly 100 years. Backing the insurgency against Sen. Bill Cassidy is President Donald Trump. The pair have been at political odds since Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment.
Republican Cassidy faces Trump retribution effort in Louisiana Senate primary
May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican moderate targeted for retribution by President Donald Trump, will find out whether he can survive a primary election in Louisiana on Saturday against two popular rivals, including a Trump-backed challenger, or become the first elected Senate incumbent to lose.
Trump blasts Sen Bill Cassidy as ‘disloyal disaster,’ pushes challenger Julia Letlow in Louisiana GOP primary
Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., the Trump-backed candidate primary challenging incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., tells Fox News Digital President Donald Trump’s endorsement is "the most powerful…in the world." President Donald Trump bashed Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who is running for reelection, in a Saturday morning.