From NY Post: President Trump preemptively endorsed a potential GOP primary foe of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a trained gastroenterologist who has been apprehensive about some of the administration’s vaccine and medical policies.
Cassidy, who chairs the influential Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), had spent months angling to avoid having Trump defect to a primary challenge.
Last year, he begrudgingly voted for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary. Cassidy has since sidestepped questions about whether or not he regrets his vote, given some of his differences with the Kennedy scion on vaccines.
Trump send an encouraging message to Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La., saying she should enter the race for Senate and calling her a “TOTAL WINNER” and “wonderful person.”
“I am hearing that Julia is considering launching her Campaign for the United States Senate in Louisiana, a place I love and WON BIG, six times,” Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday. “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
Cassidy confirmed his intention to run in a social media post on of approval for Letlow.
Cassidy had previously called for Trump’s withdrawal from the 2024 election and voted to convict him during his second impeachment.
I’m proudly running for re-election as a principled conservative who gets things done for the people of Louisiana. If Congresswoman Letlow decides to run I am confident I will win.
— Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@BillCassidy) January 18, 2026
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