Republican senator who voted to convict Trump battles for re-election
Summary
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is fighting to keep his Senate seat in Louisiana's primary election. President Trump supports Cassidy’s challenger, Julia Letlow, and has criticized Cassidy as disloyal to the party.Key Facts
- Bill Cassidy is a Republican senator from Louisiana who voted to convict President Trump in the 2021 impeachment trial.
- President Trump supports Julia Letlow, a congresswoman challenging Cassidy in the primary election.
- Most polls show Cassidy trailing Letlow and another Trump-backed candidate, John Fleming.
- Cassidy is trying to improve his relationship with President Trump by highlighting laws he helped pass.
- Julia Letlow became the first Republican woman elected to represent Louisiana in Congress in 2021.
- Letlow and other Trump supporters say Cassidy’s vote to convict was a betrayal to the party.
- Cassidy also faces criticism from conservatives for supporting vaccines.
- In return, Cassidy questions Letlow’s conservatism based on her prior support for diversity and inclusion in education.
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