Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is insisting former President Donald Trump is ānot going to be our nomineeā in 2024.
Fox Newsā Brian Kilmeade noted House Republicans voted to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from leadership on Wednesday.
He played a clip of Cheney saying, āI will do everything I can to ensure that the former presidentĀ never again gets anywhere nearĀ theĀ OvalĀ Office.ā
When asked if he feels the same way, Cassidy replied, āI absolutely feel like we need a Republican Party which is committed to conservative values that will bring it forward.ā
Cassidy pointed out Trump lost the election and, along with that, Republicans lost both the House and the Senate.
āWe lost the presidency in four years. Hasnāt happened since Herbert Hoover. Parties and elections are about winning,ā Cassidy said.
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Explaining he supported Trumpās policies, Cassidy continued, āBut parties are about winning and unfortunately over the last four years, we have a track record of losing. We need to win going forward.ā
Kilmeade asked Cassidy, āIf heās the nominee would you vote for him?ā
Cassidy responded, āHeās not going to be our nominee.ā
The Republican was one of the seven senators who voted to convict Trump on the impeachment charge of āincitement of insurrection.ā
CNNās Dana Bash asked Cassidy in February if Trump has a role in the party moving forward, as IJR previously reported.
āYou have a lot in that question. Let me put it this way, weāve got to win in two years, weāve got to win in four years. If we do that, weāll do that by speaking to those issues that are important to the American people⦠not by putting one person on a pedestal and making that one person our focal point,ā Cassidy said.
