- Senator Bill Cassidy lost Louisiana's Republican primary after voting to convict Trump in 2021.
- Trump-backed Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to a runoff for Louisiana's Senate seat.
- Trump celebrated Cassidy’s defeat and targeted Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky ahead of his p
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