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Sen Cassidy GRILLED on whether he'd still vote to convict Trump 40%
5/17/2026, 12:15:00 AM
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Welcome back to a Fox News alert.
Voting is now underway in Louisiana for the state's primary elections.
And of course, all eyes are on the Republican Senate race because voters are going to decide whether to keep an incumbent senator, Bill Cassy, or go a new route with one of the Trump back with either the Trump backed Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Lelo or State Treasurer John Fleming.
Cassy faces an uphill battle with MAGA supporters uh after voting to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.
And today, President Trump weighing in, called Cassy a disloyal disaster who is bad for Louisiana.
Joining us now to respond for tonight's uh first exclusive big closeup is Louisiana Senator Bill Casty.
Uh Senator, um endorsements don't always make a race, but I guess sometimes endorsements can break a race.
You heard what I just read.
Uh what's your best pitch to the voters in Louisiana who are also strong Trump supporters and MAGA supporters?
If you're voting for the future of Louis of Louisiana, you're voting for Bill Cassidy.
If you want to look at something five years ago, you can.
But if you want to look five years from now, I'm your guy.
One example, because I helped negotiate the infrastructure investment and jobs act.
13.5 billion is coming to our state for roads and bridges, sewer, and water.
Most recently, the Trump administration releasing 1.3 billion, making sure that everyone has access to highspeed, affordable internet.
My opponent opposed that bill.
My opponent would have it that we do not get $13.5 billion.
Not quite sure why except maybe she's afraid of being criticized.
To be a leader, you have to be willing to be criticized when you know you're right.
And now people who criticize me are cutting ribbons being thankful for the bill.
If you're voting for your future, vote Bill Cassidy.
>> Uh Senator, you know, we appreciate you being on with us and, you know, being forthright.
I do have to ask you, being forthright myself, do you have any regrets about going toe-to-toe with President Trump, especially given his popularity in your state, voting for impeachment, and then also, you know, some things on down the line there.
President Trump was pretty pointed in his message about you on Truth Social.
I won't read all the language that he used to describe you, but it it wasn't very flattering.
What's your response?
A, and B, do you have any regrets going up against the president?
The president and I actually worked very well together.
Recently, the president has signed into law four bills that I negotiated or um or I actually wrote.
One of which, the Halt Fentel Act, which gives law enforcement another tool to fight against cartels bringing in fentanel as I'm standing directly behind the president and he's signing it into law.
He says that this will be one of the most important bills he signs this year.
My loyalty is to the United States, to Louisiana, my fellow Americans, and the folks who live in my state.
Oh, I'm so proud of that loyalty, and I'll continue to be loyal, working with whoever I can so that the people I represent have a better life.
Um, you can say whatever you want.
No one can doubt I have the courage of my convictions, that I'm working for the future of my state and the future of my country.
I'm incredibly proud of that.
Chairman Jason Chaffitz, you and I got to serve in the in the Congress for a little while.
Um, but my question for you is still about Donald Trump.
I mean, knowing what you know now about the farce that was put forward to the American people and the Congress, knowing what you know now, would you still vote to actually convict Donald Trump of of the charges that he was put up for?
Reporters always love to ask that question.
I'm a doctor.
You give me all the information I can.
I make a decision.
I move on.
I don't keep on going back.
Oh, what happened five years ago.
I'm thinking about what's going to happen five years.
>> With all due respect, you just hang on.
Let me finish.
Let me finish.
>> You just touted everything you've done for the last 5 years.
Why can't you answer that question?
>> Did you or did you not?
Knowing you know, Jason, I want you to answer that question.
Would you or would you not actually vote to convict knowing what you know now?
It's a simple question.
>> Yeah, Jason, you may go back and flagagillate yourself over decisions in the past.
I do not.
I move on.
By the way, what I'm talking about is not just the is not just the present.
It is the future.
By the way, the future also includes that if somebody wants somebody working for the state of Louisiana for the future, not fixated on the past, then polls close at eight o'clock tonight.
Get out there and vote.
But by the way, I will continue to vote for the future of Louisiana, working well with President Trump and anyone else.
I'm about the future.
>> Uh, Senator, you said that you work very well with President Trump, but um, clearly you're not on his Christmas card list right now.
So, let me just ask you this because we've seen other people have dustups with the president, Elon Musk, even President Xi of China, right?
And they're they were able to repair
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