President Trump encouraged Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in the Republican primary, threatening the political future of one of the three Republicans still in the Senate who voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial, the Washington Post reports.
Said Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
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