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‘Disloyal disaster’: US senator pays the price for voting to convict Trump

South China Morning Post · · 321 words · By Bloomberg
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Cassidy came last in a three-way Louisiana primary race against Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow”
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Multiple independent sources (Bloomberg, NBC News, and other web results) confirm that Bill Cassidy finished last in a three-way Republican primary race against Julia Letlow and John Fleming.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Party primary elections were he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julia Janelle Letlow ( LET-loh; née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Letlow
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“Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators in 2021 who voted to convict Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection on January 6 that year.”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple independent news sources including Bloomberg, NPR, and The New York Times, stating Cassidy was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict Trump in 2021.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Party primary elections were he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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“Representative Julia Letlow, who was endorsed by both Trump and a Kennedy-linked political action committee, and State Treasurer John Fleming [were in the race].”
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Multiple sources confirm Julia Letlow and John Fleming were in the race. Newsmax and Bloomberg specifically confirm Letlow's endorsement by Trump and a Kennedy-linked PAC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Party primary elections were he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Calvin Fleming Jr. (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, physician, and former naval officer serving as Treasurer of Louisiana since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he previously…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleming_(American_politic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julia Janelle Letlow ( LET-loh; née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Letlow
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“With 92.3 per cent of ballots tallied, Letlow has 44.8 per cent of the vote and Fleming has 28.3 per cent. Cassidy trailed with 24.7 per cent of the vote.”
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NBC News reports the specific percentages (Letlow 45%, Fleming 28%, Cassidy 25%) with 93% of votes counted, which closely aligns with the claim's figures (44.8%, 28.3%, 24.7% at 92.3% tallied).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Party primary elections were he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julia Janelle Letlow ( LET-loh; née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Letlow
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luke Joshua Letlow (December 6, 1979 – December 29, 2020) was an American businessman and politician from Louisiana. A Republican, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Loui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Letlow
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“Letlow and Fleming will advance to a run-off next month.”
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AP and other news sources confirm that Julia Letlow and John Fleming advanced to a runoff election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Party primary elections were he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Calvin Fleming Jr. (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, physician, and former naval officer serving as Treasurer of Louisiana since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he previously…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julia Janelle Letlow ( LET-loh; née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Letlow
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“In his re-election race in 2020, just months before his vote to convict Trump, Cassidy won 59 per cent of the vote.”
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The specific figure of 59% for Cassidy's 2020 re-election is mentioned in the Bloomberg article, but not corroborated by the other provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in U.S. history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Whoever wins that contest is virtually assured victory in November in the deep red state. In his reelection race in 2020, just months before his vote to convict Trump, Cassidy won 59% of the vote.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-17/republica…
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web search NEUTRAL — Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict the president at his 2021 impeachment trial, is fighting for political survival as he faces a Trump-backed challenger in Saturday's primary electi…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21d4pxq23o
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“the Louisiana race comes just days before the president tries to oust another Republican foe, Representative Thomas Massie, in Kentucky.”
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Multiple sources (Associated Press and others) confirm that Donald Trump is attempting to oust Representative Thomas Massie in Kentucky.
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web search NEUTRAL — FORT THOMAS, Kentucky — Thomas Massie took the microphone and cut right to the point. President Donald Trump was against him. But Massie had battled for gun owners and had the support of the National …
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump is trying to oust one of his own party’s most independent voices: Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie. By Associated Press.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-05-14/thomas-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and President Trump-backed rival Ed Gallrein is now the most expensive U.S. House primary in history — and it's one of the nastiest, too. Why it matters: The race has turned into…
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/11/thomas-massie-ed-gallrein-k…
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“Trump has also opted so far to stay out of a hard-fought Texas run-off later this month between incumbent Senator John Cornyn, a traditional conservative, and state Attorney General Ken Paxton”
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Wikipedia and CNN Politics confirm a runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton and explicitly state that Trump has not endorsed a candidate in this race.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican nominee will be determined in a runoff election between four-term incumbent John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton on May 26, 2026, after no candidate secured a majority of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump’s decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/politics/texas-senate-…
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web search NEUTRAL — That endorsement still has not arrived — and its absence is keeping the race highly competitive. Three people involved in the race said they no longer expected Trump to get involved in the battle betw…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/texas-senate-runoff-…
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