Trump impeachment and RFK Jr. votes loom as Sen. Bill Cassidy fights for political survival

COVINGTON, La. — Sen. Bill Cassidy knows Republican voters won’t forget his decision to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 impeachment trial.

COVINGTON, La. — Sen. Bill Cassidy knows Republican voters won’t forget his decision to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 impeachment trial. But whether Cassidy is re-elected to another term in Louisiana this year may depend on whether they are willing to forgive him.

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During a recent campaign stop at an assisted living home in Louisiana’s Northshore, the first question from the crowd was whether Cassidy regretted his impeachment vote, as well as his vote to confirm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cassidy acknowledged “those will be two votes that people will remember me for.” But he also defended himself, saying he made his choices based on the best available information he had at the time. And he added that “no,” he doesn’t think Trump should “continue” to be impeached.