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Lindsey Graham warns Republicans, Democrats trying to ‘destroy’ Trump is a losing game after Cassidy defeat

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that the primary defeat of Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy showed there is “no room” in the Republican Party for lawmakers who try to undermine President Donald Trump or block his agenda.

Appearing on “Meet the Press,” Graham argued Cassidy’s loss in Louisiana was a direct result of the senator’s 2021 vote to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial, saying Republicans who “try to destroy” Trump politically will face consequences from GOP voters.

“There’s no room in this party to destroy his agenda or to destroy him and his family as a Republican,” Graham said. “If you align with Democrats to stop his agenda like Massie does, you’re going to lose. If you align with Democrats to drive him out of office like Cassidy did, you’re going to lose.”

Graham also warned that Rep. Thomas Massie could face similar political fallout because of his repeated opposition to Trump-backed legislation and policy priorities.

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“Those who try to destroy Trump politically, stand in the way of his agenda, are going to lose,” Graham said. “This is the party of Donald Trump.”

The South Carolina Republican made the comments after NBC host Kristen Welker asked whether Cassidy’s defeat sent a message that there was little room left in the GOP for members willing to publicly break with Trump.

“You can disagree with President Trump, but if you try to destroy him, you’re going to lose because this is the party of Donald Trump,” Graham said.

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Cassidy, who has represented Louisiana in the Senate since 2015, was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol protests. Trump was ultimately acquitted because the Senate vote failed to reach the required two-thirds threshold.

At the time, Cassidy defended his vote by arguing Trump’s actions surrounding Jan. 6 were unconstitutional and dangerous. The impeachment vote immediately sparked backlash from Louisiana Republicans, including a censure from the state Republican Party.

Graham acknowledged he personally liked Cassidy and praised his work in the Senate, but said the impeachment vote carried political consequences that were difficult to overcome in a Republican primary.

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“I like Bill. I thought he was a great senator, but he made a political decision,” Graham said. “He voted to impeach President Trump, which would have ruined his political life. He could never run for office again.”

Graham also framed Trump’s influence over the Republican Party as politically beneficial, including for his own re-election efforts.

“I think President Trump’s doing a hell of a good job,” Graham said. “If you try to destroy him, you’re going to get destroyed. That’s the takeaway.”

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“Thank you, President Trump, for endorsing me. It’s helped me in my primary. It’s just a reality, and it’s a good reality.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Sen. Bill Cassidy for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

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Spencer Pratt’s love for Los Angeles may only extend through the primaries.

Pratt, 42, admitted that his time in the City of Angels may come to a close if the exit polls don’t align with his mayoral bid.

During a chat with fellow Los Angeleno Adam Carolla from his burned-out lot in the Pacific Palisades, the reality star said that he’s only interested in rebuilding his home if he wins the race.

“I’m going to win the lawsuit against Gavin Newsom’s state park, and with that money, if I’m the mayor of Los Angeles, I will rebuild,” Pratt confessed.

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“If Karen Bass gets re-elected or Nithya [Raman] gets elected, I will be done with trying to live in LA.”

Pratt doubled down on his threat, and said when he wins the lawsuit, he’s packing up to find a new American Dream.

“I’ll take that money from the Newsom state park and the LADWP, and I’ll go somewhere that my kids will not have to see naked zombies, and I can have the last American dream somewhere,” Pratt said.

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“But I will not rebuild if these people are in charge, because what would I be putting money into?”

Pratt’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Pratt, wife Heidi Montag and more than a dozen additional property owners, blamed the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power for causing damages to their homes in a lawsuit filed earlier this year.

Plaintiffs accused LADWP of making “the conscious decision to operate the water supply system with the reservoir drained and unusable as a ‘cost-saving’ measure,” in the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital.

The “Hills” star has been a vocal champion for LA residents since losing his home during the deadly Palisades wildfire, and launched his mayoral campaign in January with a focus on ousting incumbent Karen Bass due to mishandling of the wildfires.

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While Pratt is a registered Republican, the Los Angeles mayoral election is officially nonpartisan. If no candidate tops 50% in the June 2 primary, the top two finishers will face off in November.

Fresh from a star-studded fundraiser hosted by David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Pratt admitted a “mind-blowing” list of influential names back his campaign to save his city.

“The list of mind-blowing movie stars, directors, studio presidents, these are my supporters,” Pratt told the “Ruthless Podcast” earlier this month. “I understand why they aren’t public-facing yet. Once I’m mayor, the support I’ll have for the industry to bring it back. It’s all there.”

In the wake of the devastating 2025 fires, Pratt became a leading advocate for the victims.

“My goal was just for these people to go to jail,” Pratt said. “And then when they didn’t go to jail, and I saw that it was just business as usual, that’s when I decided the only way to stop these people is to take their power from them.”

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Pratt grew up around Democrats, but did not consider himself a political figure before the devastating fires.

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“I haven’t posted a single political thing in my entire life,” the former star of The Hills said. “The only thing I’ve ever done, politics-wise, is back in the day I did a paparazzi set-up photo with a Sarah Palin shirt on, and then the next day I did a paparazzi photo with an Obama shirt on just to get multiple tabloid photos.”

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On April 21, Pratt joined Carolla on his “The Adam Carolla Show” podcast for an episode titled “Spencer Pratt Gets Adam Carolla’s Endorsement for LA Mayor!”

During the episode, Pratt and Carolla discussed homelessness, crime and what they described as failed leadership in Los Angeles, while Pratt outlined his plans to “bring back common sense” to City Hall.

“We have a bunch of Marxist, socialist f—ing r—-ds who are tearing this city down,” Carolla said.

Carolla later shared a photo of himself with Pratt on Instagram writing, “This man is going to save LA. @spencerprat. has my full endorsement for mayor!”

Fox News Digital’s Janelle Ash and the Ruthless Podcast Staff contributed to this report.