Louisiana Republican Party censures Cassidy hours after his impeachment vote

Within hours of Senator Bill Cassidy casting his guilty vote in Trump$title$s impeachment trial, the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee voted 37-2 to censure him, the fastest formal party reprisal against a sitting senator in modern history. The censure resolution accused Cassidy of betraying his constituents and called his vote a $title$gut punch$title$ to Louisiana Republicans. Cassidy responded that he voted his conscience and stood by the evidence presented.