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Trump Blasts 'Disloyal' Senator Who Voted To Impeach Him, Urges Votes For Challenger On Morning Of GOP Primary

Trump urged Louisiana voters to support Letlow as she challenged Cassidy in the Senate primary.

Trump Blasts 'Disloyal' Senator Who Voted To Impeach Him, Urges Votes For Challenger On Morning Of GOP Primary
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Donald Trump attacked Sen. Bill Cassidy and urged Louisiana Republicans to vote for Rep. Julia Letlow in the state’s Saturday Senate primary. Former Rep. John Fleming was also running, and the article said polling showed him in the lead.

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Julia Letlow R · LA-5
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This story reports what happened without casting Letlow in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Letlow’s record.

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Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Louisiana representative and Trump-backed Senate primary challenger

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who attacked Cassidy and endorsed Letlow

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator criticized by Trump over his impeachment-trial vote

Cassidy's version of this story ↗

Former representative and candidate in the Louisiana Senate primary

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9 OUTLETS
Trump Endorses Julia Letlow and Criticizes Senator Bill Cassidy

Outlets agree that Trump endorsed Letlow and attacked Cassidy as she challenged him in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary. The articles also identify John Fleming as another candidate. Left-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s attack on Cassidy and his call for votes for Letlow, citing Cassidy’s impeachment vote as context. Center outlets place Trump’s endorsement and attacks in the context of a contested primary, adding voter, candidate and election-administration perspectives. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s influence over Republican races; one presents Letlow’s result as evidence his endorsement may again carry weight.

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