SouthernWorldwide.com – Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, has affirmed his decision to vote for the conviction of former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, even after losing his Senate seat to a candidate endorsed by Trump.
Cassidy expressed that he views his vote to uphold the Constitution as a “privilege.” He lost the Republican primary in Louisiana to Representative Julia Letlow, who Trump had unexpectedly endorsed and encouraged to challenge Cassidy in January.
“I voted to uphold the Constitution. It may have cost me my seat, but who cares?” Cassidy stated to reporters at the Capitol on Monday. “I had the privilege of voting to uphold the Constitution, isn’t that a great thing?”
“You’re looking at a man who loves his country, who feels very, very good about how I serve my country and my Constitution and my fellow Americans,” Cassidy added. “Wouldn’t all of us want to say, I voted to support the Constitution on something momentous? That’s the way I feel about it. I’m very pleased about it.”
Trump himself did not hold back on the morning of the election, referring to Cassidy as a “sleazebag,” “a terrible guy,” and a “disloyal disaster.”
Letlow secured the first position with 45% of the vote, followed by Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming with 28%. Cassidy trailed in third place with just over 24% of the vote.
Letlow and Fleming are now set to advance to a runoff election scheduled for next month.
Following Cassidy’s defeat, Trump took to social media to celebrate the senator’s ouster, declaring, “it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!”
In a speech to his supporters after conceding, Cassidy remarked, “When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to.”
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“But you don’t pout, you don’t whine. You don’t claim the election was stolen…. You don’t manufacture some excuse,” Cassidy said, seemingly referencing Trump. “You thank the voters for the privilege of representing the state or the country for as long as you’ve had that privilege. And that’s what I’m doing right now.”
