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A Senate Republican ousted by President Donald Trump took a veiled shot at the president and is poised to become a foil to his agenda during Cassidy’s waning time in office.
Trump may have vanquished Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., from the upper chamber when he endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., in his primary race, but the lawmaker is not going quietly into the sunset of his political career in Congress.
Since the dust settled on Cassidy’s primary race, which is now headed to a runoff between Letlow and Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming, the lawmaker has already dug his heels in against some of Trump’s key policy and spending desires.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy is quietly breaking with President Donald Trump after losing to a Trump-backed candidate in his primary race earlier this month. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Leon Neal/Getty Images)
In a lengthy post on X, Cassidy wrote of America’s future and called for unity. And though he did not explicitly name Trump, his viewpoint on leadership appeared to take a jab at the president.
“At its best, America has renewed itself through leaders who understood that public office is a responsibility, not a performance,” Cassidy said. “The American people do not expect perfection from their leaders, but they do expect seriousness.”
“Leaders who are steady, not erratic. Thoughtful, not impulsive,” he continued. “Their words should lower the temperature rather than inflame division. Their actions should place the long-term interests of the country above short-term political or personal gain.”
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Those messages came after Cassidy publicly broke with Trump on both the Iran war and the surprise nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization” fund announced by the Department of Justice earlier last week.
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