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A Republican whose political career has just come to an end due to him suffering the wrath of Donald Trump has defiantly said “who cares” saying he put the US Constitution above the US president.
Bill Cassidy lost his primary election last week – an election within a party which decided on candidates for general elections – after Mr Trump encouraged his supporters to vote for another Republican.
The US President has not forgiven Mr Cassidy for voting to impeach him.
Later on Tuesday, US time, another Republican who annoyed Mr Trump could see his political career shatter. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie’s crime? Pushing for the Epstein files to be released.
Uproar continues over the settlement Mr Trump reached with his own Department of Justice in a court case which will see $2.5bn of taxpayers’ money given, very likely, to his own supporters.
The Acting US Attorney-General, who used to be Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, would not commit that January 6 rioters who assaulted police officers would be excluded from the fund.
Dismay is now spilling into Republican ranks with John Thune the leader of the Senate, admitting there had been “blowback”.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said he called off, for now, new strikes in Iran.
He insisted Tehran is “begging to make a deal”. But it still due to meet military staff about options in Iran. Iran’s latest peace proposals is likely to be rejected by the US given it demands American troops move away from The Gulf.
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