Cassidy backlash shows exiled Trump still haunts GOP
Bill Cassidy pulled back from a political gamble four years ago. Now he's taken the riskiest bet of his career.
The second-term senator shocked his colleagues and Louisiana Republicans by voting to move forward with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as he trashed Trump’s legal team for doing a “terrible job" in its opening argument. While few of his colleagues would criticize Cassidy directly, the Louisiana GOP immediately said it was “profoundly disappointed” in him and praised his colleague, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), for making the “right decision.”
Not long after, the local party in his hometown of Baton Rouge said Cassidy’s vote “was a betrayal of the people of Louisiana and a rebuke to those who supported President Trump.” It censured Cassidy and “holds him out as an object of shame.” One Louisiana Republican official expected more such condemnations to come.
“Republican voters realize this is not healing, it’s not unifying, it’s vindictive and divisive. And they’d prefer we move on,” said Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). He said Cassidy’s move surprised him: “That’s his decision and he has to evaluate what he’s doing.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cassidy-backlash-shows-exiled-trump-still-haunts-gop/ar-BB1dA0k3?li=BBnb7Kz
Hard to evaluate because you're so fucking stupid Johnson.
= new reply since forum marked as read
