Trump makes final pitch for ‘Great Star’ Julia Letlow ahead of Louisiana Senate runoff

President Trump made a final appeal to Louisiana Republicans on Friday to support Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) in Saturday’s Senate runoff election, calling the lawmaker a “Great Star” and a “TOTAL WINNER” in one of this year’s most closely watched GOP primaries.

Letlow faces off against state Treasurer John Fleming (R) in a two-way race after incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who has emerged a Trump critic, failed to advance to the runoff after finishing third in the May primary.

The president praised Letlow as a “Highly Respected America First Congresswoman” in a post on Truth Social.

“I know Julia well, have seen her tested at the highest and most difficult levels,” he wrote, adding that she has “always delivered for Louisiana” and that she would fight to grow the state’s economy, cut taxes,........

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