Cassidy’s reelection bid grows steeper as Trump backs rivals

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s bid for another term in Louisiana is getting tougher as Trump allies attack him for opposing Casey Means’ surgeon general nomination and as the MAGA-backed MAHA movement pressures him ahead of the May 16 primary. The White House has framed Cassidy as a roadblock to Means, while poll data show Cassidy trailing in a three-way race against Fleming and Letlow, suggesting a notably uphill path to re-election despite Louisiana’s solid Republican lean.