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

Trump’s attack on Cassidy and support for Letlow make the primary a test of his influence among Republican voters.

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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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who attacked Cassidy and endorsed Letlow in the primary

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Republican Senate candidate and former representative

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

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

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Julia Letlow
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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 Primary

Bill Cassidy finished third and was eliminated from Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary; Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff. Donald Trump backed Letlow and campaigned against Cassidy. Left-leaning outlets link Cassidy’s defeat to Trump’s campaign against him and Cassidy’s conflicts with the administration. Center outlets mostly treat the result as a test of Trump’s influence, while also reporting the race and, in some coverage, Louisiana election concerns. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s backing of Letlow as a political win and portray Cassidy’s defeat as a rebuke of his opposition to Trump.

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