Trump, Bill Cassidy and United States Senate

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Sen. Bill Cassidy’s defeat shows the price of dissent in Trump’s Republican Party
The senator lost his primary in Louisiana Saturday night, five years after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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Trump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one back
Trump calls Thomas Massie ‘worse’ than Bill Cassidy after senator’s primary defeat
Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican primary to Fleming and Trump-backed Letlow
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, defeating Sen. Bill Cassidy amid President Donald Trump’s campaign to oust h...

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Sen. Cassidy Battles Trump-Backed Challenger in Louisiana Republican Primary
What to Know About the Republicans Vying to Replace Senator Bill Cassidy
Cassidy Loses His Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes Another G.O.P. Foe
In a result that underscored the durability of Mr. Trump’s grip on his party, Representative Julia Letlow, the president’s chosen candidate, finished well ahead, drawing more than 44 percent of the vo...

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Trump-backed Republican projected to top Louisiana Senate primary battle
Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican senator who voted to convict president

Julia Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate GOP runoff, as Sen. Bill Cassidy trails

Rep. Julia Letlow will compete in a Republican Senate primary runoff in Louisiana, NBC News projects.

Bill Cassidy Takes Swipes at Donald Trump in Concession Speech

Donald Trump backed a challenger to unseat Bill Cassidy, seen as revenge for Cassidy's vote in the second Trump impeachment.
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John Kennedy Says Only ‘God’s Perfect Idiot’ Would Have Thought Bill Cassidy Could Survive Primary

Republican Sen. John Kennedy invoked his characteristically folksy charm as he explained Sunday why fellow Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary

'This is the party of Donald Trump': Lindsey Graham says Bill Cassidy lost his primary because he 'tried to destroy' the president

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday on NBC that Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary because he "tried to destroy" President Trump, declaring the GOP "the party of Donald Trump" after

An unlikely politician, Julia Letlow could be Bill Cassidy's successor

Rep. Julia Letlow became a congresswoman after replacing her late husband, Luke.

Sen. Bill Cassidy loses reelection bid, CNN projects, as Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to Louisiana Senate runoff

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, has lost his bid for a third term in a remarkable defeat, after two primary challengers — including one backed by President Donald Trump — finished ahead of him in Saturday’s primary and headed to a runoff for his seat.

Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

BIll Cassidy is the latest name on an increasingly long list of Republicans who crossed Trump and were punished by voters.