"Five years ago, and to his enduring credit, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of "incitement of insurrection." In a brief statement afterward, Cassidy said, "I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty." Cassidy, representing a deep-red state and at the time still ascending toward a committee chairmanship and a meaningful tenure in the Senate, had the most to lose politically of the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump."
"He quashed that over the weekend when he prospectively endorsed GOP Rep. Julia Letlow in a primary against Cassidy, urging, "RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!," on his social media account. The key lines of her launch video, which features a great many photos of Trump, or of herself with Trump: "A state as conservative as ours? We shouldn't have to wonder how our senator will vote when the pressure is on." Cassidy, in a statement Tuesday, said that Letlow had called him before her announcement and "said she respected me and that I had done a good job.""
Five years ago Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump on the impeachment charge of incitement of insurrection and said, "I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty." Cassidy represented a deep-red state and risked political consequences despite winning reelection in 2020. Trump prospectively endorsed GOP Rep. Julia Letlow in a primary against Cassidy, urging, "RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!" Letlow announced her candidacy and emphasized concern over how the senator will vote under pressure. Cassidy said Letlow called him, respected him, and he will continue to do a good job when he wins re-election. Cassidy was censured by his party; a Trump endorsement in Louisiana substantially strengthens Letlow's challenge.
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