US EditionTrump encourages Julia Letlow to primary Cassidy in Louisiana Senate race
Trump endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy, citing loyalty and political retribution; Cassidy remains confident despite facing multiple GOP primary opponents.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump used Truth Social to urge Rep. Julia Letlow to primary Sen. Bill Cassidy and pledged full endorsement if she runs.
- Cassidy's past clashes with the administration help explain why Trump targeted him after Cassidy voted to convict Trump in the 2021 impeachment following January 6 and criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- In recent weeks, Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., told people she would only run if President Donald Trump endorsed her and thanked him for his support, saying her mission is to ensure a safer, stronger future; she must file by Feb. 13.
- The endorsement is likely to scramble the Republican primary already crowded with challengers, while Cassidy remains confident he will win if Letlow runs with Trump's backing.
- Letlow's background shows why she is a viable statewide candidate; she represents a district from Baton Rouge to Monroe and first won a special election after her husband's 2020 death.
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Trump urges lawmaker to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in GOP primary
President Donald Trump encouraged Rep. Julia Letlow, Louisiana, on Saturday night to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana, in the Republican primary, threatening the political future of one of the three Republicans still in the Senate who voted to convict him…
Trump encourages Julia Letlow to primary Cassidy in Louisiana Senate race
President Trump endorsed Julia Letlow to primary Louisiana's Bill Cassidy in his Senate reelection bid after weeks of criticism from Cassidy regarding RFK Jr.'s changes to vaccine policy.
NEW: Trump Endorses Primary Challenge Against Two-Term GOP Senator
President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) in a potential primary challenge against Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 election. Letlow, a former academic administrator from Monroe, Louisiana, entered politics following the death of her husband, Luke Letlow, who was elected to Louisiana’s 5th Congressional […] The post NEW: Trump Endorses Primary Challenge Against Two-Term GOP…
Thune Urged Trump to Back Cassidy Before Preemptive Letlow Endorsement
Rep. Julia Letlow (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Tom Williams/APPresident Donald Trump preemptively endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow to run in Louisiana for Senate against incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, even after Senate Majority Leader John Thune had urged Trump to back Cassidy.Trump called Thune on Friday and told him he was leaning towards endorsing Letlow, who has not yet announced a run, according to a source familiar with the m…
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