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Lindsey Graham Has Ruthless Reminder For Republicans Who Cross Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) promised no mercy for Republicans who dare to defy President Donald Trump as he weighed in on Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R) shocking primary defeat during Sunday’s “Meet the Press.”

Trump’s hold on GOP voters proved to be alive and well as Cassidy, one of the handful of Republican senators who voted to impeach him for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, plodded to a third-place finish after polls closed on Saturday. Trump’s preferred candidate, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), and State Treasurer John Fleming will compete in November’s runoff.

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Trashed by Trump as “a disloyal disaster” and “sleaze bag” in an election day Truth Social post, Cassidy’s loss makes him the first Republican Senate incumbent to lose renomination since 2012.

During Graham’s appearance on “Meet the Press,” he told moderator Kristen Welker that Cassidy’s ouster was a proper comeuppance for trying to “destroy” Trump’s political career.

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“He voted to impeach President Trump, which would have ruined his political life. He could have never run for office again,” the South Carolina senator said, adding that any politician who dares to “stand in the way” of the MAGA agenda will be defeated.

Predicting the same fate for Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) once his state’s ballots are tallied Tuesday, Graham said, “You can disagree with President Trump, but if you try to destroy him, you’re gonna lose because this is the party of Donald Trump.”

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Cassidy’s fellow Bayou state Republican, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), called his colleague’s political downfall “predictable” in a Sunday interview with Fox News, claiming polls showed the moderate had long been in “trouble” and that Trump’s endorsement of Letlow was the “icing on the cake.”

Trump himself thanked Louisiana voters as he celebrated Cassidy’s conquer from Capitol Hill on social media Sunday, writing it was “nice to see that his political career is OVER!”