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罗姆尼称赞卡西迪是“一位极其聪明且富有创造力的人”以及“一位有品格的人”
作者：斯蒂芬·索雷斯
福克斯新闻高级记者乔纳森·塞里报道了路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪的初选失利，这位参议员2021年的弹劾投票后，此次失利预示着唐纳德·特朗普对共和党仍握有强大掌控力。
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前犹他州参议员米特·罗姆尼表示，参议员比尔·卡西迪上周在路易斯安那州共和党初选中落败是“国家的损失”。
卡西迪的失利距他在弹劾审判中投票认定唐纳德·特朗普总统应对其在1月6日暴力袭击美国国会大厦事件中所起的作用有罪已有五年时间。
“参议院如今将失去一位极其聪明且富有创造力的头脑、一位主持医保事务的医学博士，以及一位有品格的人，”罗姆尼周日在X平台上发帖称。“比尔·卡西迪的离去是国家的损失。”
特朗普背书的众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛和路易斯安那州财政部长约翰·弗莱明在周六的共和党初选中均领先卡西迪。他们将进入下月的 runoff 角逐共和党提名，而卡西迪成为自2012年印第安纳州参议员理查德·卢格以来首位在党内连任初选中落败的共和党现任参议员。
特朗普助力共和党初选大捷，卡西迪在路易斯安那州被淘汰
犹他州共和党参议员米特·罗姆尼2023年6月1日在华盛顿特区国会山向媒体发表讲话。（丁申/彭博社）
卡西迪落败后，特朗普在社交媒体上庆祝这位参议员被淘汰。
“他对将他选入参议院的特朗普的不忠如今已成传奇，很高兴看到他的政治生涯结束了！”特朗普在Truth Social平台上发帖称。
比尔·卡西迪在2021年弹劾审判中投票认定特朗普总统有罪，数年后输掉了路易斯安那州共和党初选。（奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社；泰勒·考夫曼/盖蒂图片社）
罗姆尼是特朗普的直言不讳的批评者，曾在2020年和2021年特朗普的两次弹劾程序中投票认定其有罪，他并非唯一一位就卡西迪的失利发表看法的共和党参议员。
路易斯安那州共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪在接受福克斯新闻《周日简报》采访时表示，卡西迪的失利在预料之中。
“除非你是个彻头彻尾的傻瓜，否则这个结果是可以预见的，”肯尼迪说。“我的意思是，这就像给汤姆少校的地面指挥信号。一年多来的民调都显示卡西迪参议员处境不妙。”
肯尼迪表示，特朗普对莱特洛的背书“算是锦上添花”。
“比尔知道这一点，但他还是决定参选，”肯尼迪补充道。“我尊重这一点。我感谢他的服务。”
路易斯安那州共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪曾辩称，第三项预算和解法案今年不太可能通过，并补充称即将出台的以移民执法为重点的法案是11月中期选举前的“最后一班列车”。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社）
与此同时，南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆周日在NBC的《与媒体见面》节目中辩称，卡西迪的初选失利直接源于这位参议员2021年在特朗普第二次弹劾审判中投票认定其有罪，他表示那些在政治上“试图摧毁”特朗普的共和党人将面临共和党选民的惩罚。
特朗普将目标对准比尔·卡西迪和托马斯·马西，此前在印第安纳州初选取得决定性胜利
“共和党党内没有容身之地来摧毁他的议程，或者像摧毁他和他的家人那样，”格雷厄姆说。“如果你像马西那样与民主党人联手阻止他的议程，你就会落败。如果你像卡西迪那样与民主党人联手将他赶下台，你也会落败。”
林赛·格雷厄姆2025年7月15日在华盛顿特区德克森参议院办公楼举行的参议院外交关系委员会确认听证会上发言。（迈克尔·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社）
卡西迪在向支持者发表的败选演讲中表示：“当你参与民主进程时，有时结果不会如你所愿。”
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“但你不会赌气，不会抱怨，不会声称选举被窃取……你不会编造借口，”卡西迪这番话显然是在抨击特朗普。“你会感谢选民给予你代表该州或国家的特权，无论你拥有这项特权多久。而我现在正是这么做的。”
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Cassidy primary defeat is a ‘loss for the country,’ Romney says
May 18, 2026 7:50am EDT / Fox News
Romney praised Cassidy as ‘an exceptionally brilliant and creative mind’ and ‘a person of character’
By Stephen Sorace
Fox News senior correspondent Jonathan Serrie reports on the primary defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., whose loss signals President Donald Trump’s strong grip on the GOP following the senator’s 2021 impeachment vote.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy’s loss in the Louisiana Republican Primary over the weekend is “a loss for the country,” former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said.
Cassidy’s loss comes five years after he voted to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial for his role in the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“The Senate to now lose an exceptionally brilliant and creative mind, an MD who chairs healthcare, and a person of character,” Romney wrote Sunday in a post on X. “Bill Cassidy’s departure is a loss for the country.”
Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming both topped Cassidy in Saturday’s GOP primary. They will advance to next month’s runoff for the Republican nomination, while Cassidy becomes the first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in 2012.
TRUMP SCORES MAJOR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VICTORY AS CASSIDY OUSTED IN LOUISIANA
Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, speaks to members of the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2023.(Ting Shen/Bloomberg)
After Cassidy was defeated, Trump took to social media to revel in the senator’s ouster.
“His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of a legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana Republican primary years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during the 2021 impeachment trial.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)
Romney, a vocal critic of Trump who voted to convict him during both of his impeachment proceedings in 2020 and 2021, wasn’t the only Republican senator to weigh in on Cassidy’s defeat.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said Cassidy’s loss was expected during an interview on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing.”
“Unless you’re your god’s perfect idiot, the result was predictable,” Kennedy said. “I mean, ground control to Major Tom. The polls have shown for well over a year that Sen. Cassidy was in trouble.”
Kennedy said Trump’s endorsement of Letlow “was sort of the icing on the cake.”
“Bill knew that, but he decided to run anyway,” Kennedy added. “I respect that. I thank him for his service.”
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., has argued a third budget reconciliation package is unlikely to materialize this year, adding the forthcoming immigration enforcement-focused bill is the “last train leaving the station” ahead of November’s midterm elections.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., argued Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Cassidy’s primary defeat was a direct result of the senator’s 2021 vote to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial, saying Republicans who “try to destroy” Trump politically will face consequences from GOP voters.
TRUMP TURNS SIGHTS ON BILL CASSIDY, THOMAS MASSIE AFTER DECISIVE INDIANA PRIMARY VICTORIES
“There’s no room in this party to destroy his agenda or to destroy him and his family as a Republican,” Graham said. “If you align with Democrats to stop his agenda like Massie does, you’re going to lose. If you align with Democrats to drive him out of office like Cassidy did, you’re going to lose.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2025.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Cassidy said in his concession speech to his supporters that “when you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to.”
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“But you don’t pout, you don’t whine. You don’t claim the election was stolen…. You don’t manufacture some excuse,” Cassidy said in an apparent jab at Trump. “You thank the voters for the privilege of representing the state or the country for as long as you’ve had that privilege. And that’s what I’m doing right now.”
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and CJ Womack contributed to this report.
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