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Sen. Bill Cassidy appeared to question President Donald Trump\u2019s view of Congress, saying in an interview that he is not sure Trump grasps that Congress \u201cis a separate body, separate from the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes he acts as if Congress is merely an appendage, and, frankly, sometimes Congress acts like it’s an appendage,\u201d the Louisiana Republican said in a pre-taped interview with CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d that aired Sunday.<\/p>\n

The latest criticism in a public clash between the two leaders, Cassidy also told host Margaret Brennan that he would be focused on affordability, including the cost of health care and groceries, if he were president.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I were president, I would be focused on those people that they have, my people, our people, us at the kitchen table. How do you make their life better? And that’s what I think the president should be focused on,\u201d Cassidy said.<\/p>\n

The relationship between Cassidy and Trump has been rocky for some time. Cassidy was one of only a handful of Republican leaders who voted to convict Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. <\/p>\n

Trump and Cassidy recently clashed in a closed-door meeting<\/a> between GOP leaders, with Cassidy admitting he raised his voice to \u201cmatch\u201d the president\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president said something negative about me. I received it as attempting to bully me from asking a question that I think the American people need to know, and I\u2019m not going to be bullied,\u201d Cassidy said at the time.<\/p>\n

However, after receiving a special briefing from Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff, Cassidy changed his vote on a resolution designed to rein in Trump’s power to wage war against Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said right now the negotiations are delicate, and they could collapse if they’re not nursed along in the appropriate way. I can accept that,\u201d Cassidy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s the reason they said for their kind of lack of being forthcoming. I can accept that, but my goal was to be briefed, to have the truth in order to make a decision for the benefit of my country, and that was satisfied.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Cassidy’s stance against Trump has cost him: After serving more than a decade in the Senate, Cassidy lost his campaign<\/a> for renomination after Trump endorsed against him. Rep. Julia Letlow will be the Louisiana Republican Senate candidate<\/a> this fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sen. Bill Cassidy appeared to question President Donald Trump\u2019s view of Congress, saying in an interview that he is not sure Trump grasps that Congress \u201cis a separate body, separate from the presidency.\u201d \u201cSometimes he acts as if Congress is merely an appendage, and, frankly, sometimes Congress acts like it’s an appendage,\u201d the Louisiana Republican […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-congress"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}