'This is the party of Donald Trump': Lindsey Graham says Bill Cassidy lost his primary because he 'tried to destroy' the

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Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana primary because the Republican senator "tried to destroy" President Trump and warned that any GOP lawmaker who crosses Trump can expect the same fate.

"Those who try to destroy Trump politically, stand in the way of his agenda, are gonna lose," Graham told NBC News. "Bill Cassidy lost because he tried to destroy Trump. This is the party of Donald Trump."

Link to tweet

Cassidy, a two-term senator and physician, was knocked out of his own primary Saturday by Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming, both of whom advanced to a June 27 runoff. Letlow finished with about 45% of the vote, Fleming with 28% and Cassidy with roughly 25%, according to the Associated Press. He becomes the first sitting U.S. senator to lose a primary since 2017.

Trump, who endorsed Letlow in January and spent months publicly trashing Cassidy as "disloyal," celebrated the result on Truth Social Saturday night: "It's nice to see that his political career is OVER!"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/this-is-the-party-of-donald-trump-lindsey-graham-says-bill-cassidy-lost-his-primary-because-he-tried-to-destroy-the-president-155306204.html

Lindsey warned us about Trump but since then he developed a taste for Trump's dingleberries.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Well, it was either:

A) “Destroy the President” and save The Constitution, or

B) The other way around.

[Hey Joe]

2. Swallow harder Lindsey!

[Shellback Squid]

3. saw the name "Trumplicans" on FB which is fitting

[Skittles]

16. Trumplickers is more like it

[Disaffected]

4. Piss off spinless twerp. nt

[LuvLoogie]

5. Shoulda convicted him for one of the impeachment, maybe

[Coolgoober]

6. Yes, The Party Of Trump

That looks out for one man. Trump. Sorry, I didn't mean to say man. He's a piece of sh!t!!!

[hlthe2b]

7. Targeting only yourself, Lindsey... Let's see what Karma has in store for you.

[dalton99a]

8. Kick

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Sure sign of fascism, when no opposition is allowed.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. The party of goose steppers

[johnnyfins]

11. Cult

[surfered]

12. I usually try to keep it clean, but f**k Lindsey Graham.

[B.See]

13. TRANSLATION: In order to be a Republican you must ALWAYS be a groveling, spineless, brainless, WORM.

like MEEEEEEEEEE!

GFY, Lindsey.

[surfered]

14. +1

[Skittles]

15. fuck off Lindsey, you fucking Trump whore

have you NO sense of shame

fucking asshole, RETIRE ALREADY

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

17. Fixed it for you Linz: "This is the party of Donald Trump, pedophile."

[flvegan]

18. The treasonous, pedophile party then, right Lindsey? Someone check

his browser history.

[oasis]

19. Lindsey reaches new dimensions in Trump ass

kissing.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. MaddowBlog-Trump got his revenge against Cassidy, but will Cassidy get his revenge against Trump?

Interesting things happen when members lose primaries and suddenly have the opportunity to do as they please.

There’s been plenty of focus on Trump getting his revenge against Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy.

But I think the next question is whether Cassidy, with 230 days remaining in his term, might also get some revenge against Trump.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-18T18:00:23.096Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bill-cassidy-revenge-trump-primary

Looking ahead, however, the dynamic that’s worth appreciating isn’t just whether Trump got his revenge against Cassidy, but also whether Cassidy might yet get some revenge against Trump.

MS NOW’s report highlighted a notable quote from the senator’s concession speech:

“When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout, you don’t whine, you don’t claim the election was stolen,” Cassidy said as applause from supporters overtook him in a speech after his loss.

In the same concession speech, the Louisiana Republican added, “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. And if someone doesn’t understand that and attempts to control others by 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.”....

For the past year and a half, Cassidy, desperate to keep his job and avoid becoming the first elected senator to lose a primary in more than a decade, has kept his head down, sticking to a partisan script and avoiding confrontations with the White House.

But the Louisianan’s term doesn’t end for another 230 days.

It’s possible, of course, that Cassidy, who’s been a conservative throughout his two-decade career in elected office, will keep voting as he’s been voting and will just coast through the next six months in relative obscurity. But it’s also possible that the senator — who chairs a powerful committee — will build on the kinds of sentiments he shared in his concession speech and become a real thorn in the side of the president who ended his career.

When we think about the kinds of GOP senators who are occasionally willing to show some hints of independent thinking, we tend to focus on members such as Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Kentucky’s Rand Paul and Maine’s Susan Collins. Since Trump returned to power, few have seen Cassidy as part of this contingent. Don’t be surprised if that soon changes.

[ornotna]

21. STFU Lindsey

You anal carbuncle.

Looking forward to the day when he gets all that he deserves.