原文：Republican Senator Cassidy loses Louisiana primary after opposing Trump
比尔·卡西迪是 2021 年 1 月 6 日国会大厦袭击事件后投票判定特朗普有罪的七名共和党参议员之一。
美国参议员比尔·卡西迪 (Bill Cassidy) 在路易斯安那州共和党初选中落败，此前唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 在与当年 1 月 6 日国会大厦袭击事件有关的 2021 年弹劾审判中投票判定美国总统有罪，多年来一直受到唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 支持者的批评。
周六，卡西迪未能在南部州获得足够的支持，无法进入决选，最终落后于众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛和州财长约翰·弗莱明。两人将于 6 月 27 日进行第二轮投票。
这一结果突显了特朗普对共和党的持续影响力，因为他的目标是被视为不忠的政客，尽管他面临着通货膨胀、支持率下降和美以对伊朗战争的批评等方面越来越大的政治压力。
卡西迪是特朗普支持者袭击美国国会大厦后投票判定特朗普有罪的七名共和党参议员之一，特朗普支持者试图推翻特朗普2020年大选的失败。虽然几位与特朗普决裂的共和党人选择不寻求连任，但卡西迪积极竞选第三个六年任期，并比他的对手花费了大量资金。
On the morning of the vote, Trump attacked Cassidy on social media, calling him “a disloyal disaster” and “a terrible guy”. Speaking after his defeat, Cassidy appeared to respond indirectly to Trump’s remarks. “Insults only bother me if they come from somebody of character and integrity,” he told supporters.
He added: “Our country is not about one individual. It is about the welfare of all Americans, and it is about the constitution.”
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Letlow, meanwhile, embraced Trump’s backing during her victory speech. “I want to say thank you to a very special man, … the best president this country has ever had, President Donald Trump,” she said.
She later described Cassidy’s impeachment vote as evidence that he had “turned his back on Louisiana voters”.特鲁姆