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Trump rips Cassidy as ‘disloyal disaster’ ahead of high stakes primary

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by Sarah Davis - 05/16/26 12:19 PM ET

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by Sarah Davis - 05/16/26 12:19 PM ET

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President Trump took another swing at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Saturday, calling the incumbent a “disloyal disaster” ahead of Louisiana’s high stakes primary election.

“Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Now he’s going to get CLOBBERED, hopefully, in today’s BIG election, by two great people!!!”

Trump has endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), who he encouraged to jump into the race and challenge Cassidy earlier this year. Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming is also running for the GOP ticket.

The incumbent has fallen behind his Republican challengers in the polls, receiving only 21 percent of support in a recent Emerson College survey. Fleming and Letlow garnered 28 percent and 27 percent in this poll, respectively.

The president previously endorsed Cassidy in his 2020 Senate race, but Trump soured on the lawmaker after he voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial — which centered on his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

“Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is a disloyal disaster,” Trump continued in the post.

He added, “His entire past campaign for the Senate was about ‘TRUMP,’ how he’s with me all the way, and then, after winning, he turned around and voted to IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total ‘bulls—!’ He knew that at the time, but didn’t care.”

The president has also backed a challenger to Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R), after the GOP lawmaker split from the White House on several key policy issues. Trump called Massie a “disaster for our party” during a March rally in Kentucky.

Cassidy has served in the Senate since 2015, and he previously represented Louisiana’s 6th District in the House. He has attempted to smooth over his rocky relationship with the president during his Senate campaign.

“I don’t really think President Trump likes me that much, but we work really well together,” the senator told reporters last week, citing several bills he led that the president has signed into law.

Trump urged Louisiana residents to “please get out and VOTE!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” while also touting the strength of his endorsements. Saturday’s primary will put this to the test.

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