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Cassidy Has No Regrets About Getting On Trump's Bad Side

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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who recently lost his primary after taking a stand against President Donald Trump, told reporters on Monday that he had no regrets about his past vote on impeachment.

“I actually voted to uphold the Constitution. That’s a better way to put it,” Cassidy said when asked about his vote to convict Trump during an impeachment trial in 2021. That year, the House impeached Trump for inciting an insurrection, while the Senate voted to acquit him.

Cassidy was one of seven Senate Republicans who backed Trump’s conviction.

“I voted to uphold the Constitution. That may have cost me my seat, but who cares? I had the privilege of voting to uphold the Constitution. Isn't that a great thing? Wouldn't all of us want to say I voted to support the Constitution on something momentous? That's what I feel about it. I'm very pleased about it,” Cassidy said, according to NBC News’ Sahil Kapur.

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This past weekend, Cassidy failed to qualify for a runoff in the Louisiana Senate race after Trump repeatedly attacked him and threw his backing behind the lawmaker’s competitor, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.).

“When I die, if that's put in my obituary — he voted to uphold the Constitution — I'll figure that that's going to be a better obituary,” Cassidy said, according to NOTUS’ Igor Bobic.