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Trump targets Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana GOP Senate primary Saturday

Cassidy is defending his Senate seat in a primary contested by two major challengers.

Trump targets Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana GOP Senate primary Saturday
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President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Bill Cassidy ahead of Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, where Cassidy faces Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and former Rep. John Fleming. The contest is also a test of Trump’s influence over Republican primary races.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN
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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Republican incumbent seeking renomination and a target of Trump’s criticism

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Republican Senate candidate and former representative

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who attacked Cassidy and endorsed Letlow in the primary

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Republican House member seeking the Senate nomination with Trump’s backing

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Former president associated with the infrastructure law Letlow opposed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services secretary whose policy agenda and nomination are discussed

ALSO MENTIONED  Casey Means, Surgeon general nominee whose nomination Cassidy did not bring to a committee vote; Jeff Landry, Louisiana governor backing Letlow

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Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Republican Senate Primary

Outlets agree that Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary and that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff. Left-leaning outlets link the defeat to Cassidy’s breaks with Trump, with one article also relaying his campaign’s claim that changes to the primary process could restrict voting. Center outlets emphasize the result and Trump’s influence, while some also cover Cassidy’s concession or praise from Mitt Romney. Right-leaning outlets tie the loss to Cassidy’s impeachment vote and Trump’s intervention, and some frame it as a rebuke of Cassidy’s opposition to Trump.

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