Trump snubs Cassidy for Letlow in US Senate race. What’s next?

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 746

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Disappointment, disdain, frustration, humiliation.

Any of these words could describe sentiment inside the camp of Bill Cassidy after President Donald Trump issued a surprise statement Saturday night in support of U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow in this fall’s U.S. Senate election in Louisiana.

One word that doesn’t apply: Surprise.

In the world of whim and petulance that Trump has created within the Republican Party, there should be no one close to Cassidy who was caught …

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