Cassidy pushes back on Trump: Congress isn’t an appendage, and he’ll tackle kitchen-table issues

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said Trump treats Congress as a separate branch, not an appendage, in a clash that underscores their ongoing feud. Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump over Jan. 6, recalled a tense closed-door meeting and said he would focus on kitchen-table issues like health care and groceries if he were president. Trump’s endorsement against Cassidy helped cost him renomination, and Julia Letlow will be the GOP candidate this fall.