Donald J.Trump hails Julia Letlow’s Louisiana Senate runoff win over John Fleming
endorsed Letlow to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict the president in his 2021 impeachment trial. The Associated Press projected her victory Saturday.
endorsed Letlow to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict the president in his 2021 impeachment trial. The Associated Press projected her victory Saturday.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump celebrated Julia Letlow’s victory in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary runoff on a Truth Social post on June 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Great News!!! Julia Letlow WON in Louisiana, beating conclusively a very strong and smart opponent. Congratulations to Julia. She will be a truly GREAT Senator! Donald J.Trump”
Letlow defeated Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming in the runoff after both candidates finished ahead of Sen. Bill Cassidy in the May 16 primary (see rdnewsnow.com). The Associated Press projected Letlow’s win Saturday evening, delivering another victory for the president, who has sought to replace Republicans who cross him with hand-picked loyalists (see Google).
Trump encouraged Letlow to challenge Cassidy earlier this year after the senator voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Trump called Cassidy a “disloyal disaster” and endorsed Letlow, whom he called a “winner who will NEVER let you down” (see Google).
Letlow has represented Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in the House since 2021, when she became the first Republican woman from the state elected to Congress (see rdnewsnow.com). She won a special election for the seat after her husband, Luke Letlow, died from COVID-19 complications in 2020 before he could be sworn into office.
The 45-year-old former college administrator cast Fleming, who served in the first Trump administration and also represented Louisiana in the House, as a career politician out of step with voters (see Google). She hammered Cassidy during the primary as disloyal to the GOP, saying Louisiana “shouldn’t have to wonder how our senator will vote when the pressure’s on.”
Cassidy had also clashed with the administration over HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership, despite delivering the key vote to advance Kennedy’s nomination last year (see Google). Since losing his primary, Cassidy has appeared more willing to break with the White House and sparred with Trump at a Senate Republican lunch meeting in recent days.
Letlow now holds a clear path to the Senate. Louisiana is a solidly red state where Trump won 60 percent of the vote in 2024, and the state last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2008 (see Google).
Trump has posted about elections 139 times in 629 Truth Social posts over the last 30 days, making it one of his most frequent topics during this period.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on June 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM EST
Source: Zenger analysis
Note: Table generated by NewsFindr on June 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM EST