President Donald Trump inspired Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., to main Sen. Invoice Cassidy, R-La., for his U.S. Senate seat in a publish on Fact Social Saturday night.
“Ought to she determine to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Full and Complete Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!” Trump wrote.
Letlow stated in a social media publish Saturday that she is “honored to have President Trump’s endorsement and belief. My mission is obvious: to make sure the nation our kids inherit is safer and stronger.”
“This United States Senate seat belongs to the folks of Louisiana, as a result of we deserve conservative management that won’t waver,” she stated.
In latest weeks, Letlow has informed folks round her that she was nonetheless contemplating operating, however would solely get into the race if Trump dedicated to endorsing her, based on two GOP sources acquainted with the matter.
Requested by NBC Information on Tuesday if she’s made up her thoughts, Letlow stated, “I haven’t determined.”
She declined to reply any comply with up questions, together with whether or not she wished an endorsement from Trump earlier than she entered the race.
Cassidy posted on social media Saturday, after Trump inspired Letlow to run, that he’s “proudly operating for re-election as a principled conservative who will get issues completed for the folks of Louisiana.”
“If Congresswoman Letlow decides to run I’m assured I’ll win,” he stated.
Cassidy informed NBC Information on Wednesday that “senior folks” within the Trump administration informed him the President wouldn’t endorse.
“I’m operating for re-election. That’s all I can say,” Cassidy stated Wednesday.
Letlow must file to run by Feb. 13.
NBC Information beforehand reported that the White Home has assured Letlow that its help can be there if she chooses to leap into the race. However White Home officers didn’t wish to get entangled too early within the main for concern of alienating Cassidy, who chairs a key committee and has offered some pivotal votes for the GOP final yr — together with to verify Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cassidy voted to question Trump for “incitement of rebel” and has additionally been essential of Kennedy. Nevertheless, Cassidy has not introduced Kennedy in for an oversight listening to earlier than the Well being, Schooling, Labor, and Pensions Committee since Could, regardless of the secretary’s promise to seem earlier than the Committee “on a quarterly foundation” if requested.
Cassidy invited Kennedy for a listening to to evaluation modifications on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention in September, however the Senator continues to inform NBC Information that there isn’t any date set for that listening to to happen.
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