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EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 40 MIN

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Louisiana Race in Win for Trump

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President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary. Cassidy was one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection, and Trump said of Cassidy that "his disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of legend, and it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!" On today’s show, Bloomberg This Weekend hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo speak with: - Leslie Shedd, Former Republican Congressional Advisor and Democratic Strategist Ameshia Cross, on Trump's victory lap following the defeat of Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary. - Bloomberg News Senior Equities Reporter Jess Menton on President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures showing that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter.  - Missy Ryan, National Security Writer at The Atlantic on the widening conflict in the Middle East, oil and diesel running dry in Cuba, and friction with China coming off of the Trump-Xi meeting.  - Theo Baker, Author of “How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University" - Chris Rovzar, Bloomberg Pursuits Editor for Global Luxury Coverage, on millennial men rethinking what it means to be middle aged. For more conversations like this, watch and listen to Bloomberg This Weekend live on Saturdays and Sundays from 7AM-10AM ET. Watch on Bloomberg Television, listen on Bloomberg Radio and stream the show live on the Bloomberg Business app and Bloomberg.com/video.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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