Cassidy backlash shows exiled Trump still haunts GOP. Cassidy criticized by state Rs, censured in his own hometown just for voting to advance the trial.
“Republican voters realize this is not healing," said Sen. Johnson. "They’d prefer we move on"
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“Republican voters realize this is not healing," said Sen. Johnson. "They’d prefer we move on"
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Cassidy has defended himself and criticized the Trump defense on camera.
“I don't usually do a poll before I take my vote. The vote I took is the conservative constitutional position,” he said.
A local radio host is calling him "Psycho Bill" and said he knifed GOP in the back
“I don't usually do a poll before I take my vote. The vote I took is the conservative constitutional position,” he said.
A local radio host is calling him "Psycho Bill" and said he knifed GOP in the back
Cassidy flirted with a huge political risk in 2017 as he tried to get the GOP's bill to pass the "Jimmy Kimmel Test." That ended with Kimmel calling him a liar. But he took a huge leap on Tuesday
“It’s fraught with political consequence,” said Sen. John Thune, the GOP whip
“It’s fraught with political consequence,” said Sen. John Thune, the GOP whip
Trump can't tweet attacks at Cassidy. But his supporters are doing it for him, to Liz Cheney, Ben Sasse and now Cassidy.
“I’ve been doing a lot of phone calls to donors. Most people that I talk to have moved on,” said NRSC Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) about Trump’s trial.
“I’ve been doing a lot of phone calls to donors. Most people that I talk to have moved on,” said NRSC Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) about Trump’s trial.
"The real offense some folks are seeking to punish is that Sen. Cassidy is acting insufficiently loyal to one man. One man. And if that’s the case, it strikes me as the opposite of what it means to be a Republican," said Michael DiResto, a member of La. R State Central Committee.
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