GOP Sen. Cassidy calls out Trump DOJ’s $1.8 billion compensation fund as ‘slush fund’
Cassidy said the fund could send taxpayer money to Jan. 6 rioters and called it a political reward for Trump allies.
- On Saturday, Senator Bill Cassidy lost the Republican primary in Louisiana, ending a two-decade career in public office defined by tensions with President Donald Trump.
- Cassidy's defeat followed his 2021 vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges regarding the Jan 6 insurrection, which supporters viewed as his cardinal sin.
- The result represents another trophy for Trump in his campaign to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal, reinforcing his continued influence within the party.
- Cassidy failed to advance in the primary, as Trump-backed Julia Letlow and Treasurer John Fleming are projected to head to a June 27 runoff.
- NBC News spoke to roughly 30 Republican National Committee members and GOP activists about how the party can maintain control of Congress in November.
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GOP senator turns against Trump's ballroom after losing his seat to president's candidate
A Republican senator has gone on the record to state his opposition to funding President Donald Trump's ballroom project.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who finished last in a three-way GOP primary over the weekend after Trump endorsed a rival candidate, told reporters Tuesday that he would not vote for a $1 billion measure to fund security features for the East Wing project, reported Bloomberg.“Right now, they don’t have a bid, they don’t have engine…
Trump-driven ouster of Republican senator sends shockwaves through Senate GOP
The resounding defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) in Saturday's Louisiana primary has sent shockwaves through the Senate Republican Conference, underscoring how Republicans who look to distance themselves from President Donald Trump and his low approval ratings will have to think twice about paying a political price for perceived disloyalty.
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Conservative AngleOusted senator has no regrets about voting to convict Trump
Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's grip on GOP primaries
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump successfully ousting Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican who voted to convict him in his impeachment trial five years ago, and the president's power in upcoming GOP primaries.
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