President Donald Trump mounted a public broadside against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who is up for reelection in the Louisiana primary on Saturday.
Trump has held a grudge against Cassidy ever since the two-term senator voted to convict him in his 2021 impeachment trial after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
“Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning. “His entire past campaign for the Senate was about ‘TRUMP,’ how he’s with me all the way, and then, after winning, he turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total ‘bullshit!’ He knew that at the time, but didn’t care.”
Cassidy voted to acquit Trump in his first impeachment trial in 2019, but he voted to convict the president during his second impeachment trial in 2021.
“Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA,” Trump said. “Now he’s going to get CLOBBERED, hopefully, in today’s BIG election, by two great people!!!”
Primary voters are deciding whether Cassidy advances to the general election or gets ousted by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who is endorsed by Trump, or Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming. If no one gets majority support on Saturday, the top two candidates will face each other in a June 27 runoff.
The incumbent’s reelection chances are in danger as he has consistently polled in third place behind the two challengers. Letlow and Fleming have framed themselves as candidates more aligned with Trump, who once again expressed his support for the congresswoman.
“VOTE TODAY FOR JULIA L.,” Trump added. “She Is a winner who will NEVER let you down. I LOVE LOUISIANA, won it all three times, and got the most votes in its history, by far (A record!!!), despite its big time and ‘storied,’ political past. THE ELECTION IS TODAY – please get out and VOTE!!!”
BILL CASSIDY’S POLITICAL FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Election results will roll in sometime after the polls close at 9 p.m. on Saturday.
The Senate primary elections in Louisiana are moving forward, even though the state’s House primary races are postponed. Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) paused the six House primaries until the state legislature passes a new congressional map that would boost Republicans’ chances to win another seat in the midterm elections. The GOP mid-decade redistricting effort hasn’t been approved by both chambers of the state legislature yet.