Trump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one back

CNN ^ | May 17, 2026 | Patrick Svitek

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Cassidy signaled in his concession speech, without mentioning Trump, that he could spend the final months of his term being more of a thorn in Trump’s side – or at least more openly critical of his party.

“Let me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual. It is about the welfare of all Americans and it is about our Constitution,” Cassidy said. “And if someone doesn’t understand that and attempts to control others through using the levers of power, they’re about serving themselves. They’re not about serving us. And that person is not qualified to be a leader.”

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TOPICS: Louisiana; Issues; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: billcassidy; cassidy; concession; defeat; loss; louisiana; midterms; primary; tds

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Cassidy’s defeat could be a warning sign to another Senate Republican who’s previously irked Trump and has forged ahead with a challenging reelection bid: Sen. John Cornyn in neighboring Texas. But unlike in Louisiana, Trump has stayed out of the contest between Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which will be resolved in a May 26 runoff.

[Da Coyote]

CNN is full of Dorkbamastuff.
Always has been.
Always will be.
And the trouble is as many times as we flush, it still smells.

[Mark]

McDonalds is hiring.

[factmart]

Your a loser, you have no common sense,you think J6thers were not Patriots, you thought Biden won fair and square. Your not America first.

[HamiltonJay]

Translation…

I’m know I’m impotent, but I’m going to
Try to swagger on my way out the door.

[RoosterRedux]

Losers don't have a message. Their message was extinguished by their loss.

Their message wasn't wanted.

[for-q-clinton]

He got FIRED!!!!

[alloysteel]

Bill Cassidy is a medical doctor, and he could return as a professor at a medical school, where his area of expertise is probably much broader than his prowess at politics.

[Sirius Lee]

“Let me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual..."

Yes, and that individual is definitely not you, Cassidy. Not even part of the team. Just someone clinging bitterly to his white tassel shoes and National Review.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

“Bill Cassidy is a medical doctor...”
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Fine. He can give himself a rectal exam.

Maybe he’ll find his pea-sized brain.

[nevadapatriot]

Once a duck always a duck

[Fledermaus]

“Let me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual” says the “IT’S ABOUT ME” jerk.

[Labyrinthos]

CNN is for losers. No thanks.

[rktman]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[BradyLS]

Trump didn’t take him out of office. His constituents did.

[Alas Babylon!]

“Let me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual. It is about the welfare of all Americans and it is about our Constitution,” Cassidy said. “And if someone doesn’t understand that and attempts to control others through using the levers of power, they’re about serving themselves. They’re not about serving us. And that person is not qualified to be a leader.”

I could see this statement applying to Cassidy, not Trump.

Why did he run for the Senate if not seeking to control others and serving himself? Did he do what his voters wanted him to do or only serve Mitch and the Uniparty?

The voter spoke yesterday in answer.

[ChuckHam]

TDS disruptor OP is mad. You and Cassidy are made for each other.

[Leaning Right]

Fun fact:
Donald Trump will still be in office next year.
Bill Cassidy will not.

Whataya think of that, Bill?
🤔

[SmokingJoe]

Another Jeff Flake?
He sounds equally stupid.
Get the heck outta here LOSER!

[dfwgator]

Another Jeff Flake?

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Whatever happened to him?