Cassidy Won’t Say If Trump Would Obey Constitution

March 18, 2024 Politics, Republicans

Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday criticized his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, saying that former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about illegal immigrants “reflected poorly” and that he’s spoken about migrants in a “dehumanizing fashion.”

He blasted the former president for saying he would be willing to “free” some of those who have been convicted of crimes committed at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “We’re a nation of laws,” Cassidy said, adding: “Those folks were convicted. Many times they pled guilty. If you plead guilty … obviously you’re not a patriot.”

Cassidy also refused to answer questions about whether Trump would follow the Constitution in a second term, calling the question a “hypothetical.”

Read the full article. Cassidy hasn’t endorsed Trump but has said he’ll “vote for the Republican” for president.

WATCH: @SenBillCassidy (R-La.) says he was “never seriously considered” by No Labels as a potential presidential candidate for the group.

But Cassidy credits the speculation to his belief that “neither candidate is actually offering serious solutions” right now. pic.twitter.com/KKch9BegmS

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