Trump Just Finished His Purge of the Republican Party

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://michaelfanone.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">michaelfanone.substack.com</a><br /><br /><p>Bill Cassidy just came in <strong>third</strong> in his own Republican primary in Louisiana.</p><p> <strong>Third.</strong> He got <strong>24%</strong> in the party he’s spent the last five years kissing the ring of.</p><p>And the craziest part is how simple the reason is: <strong>one vote. </strong>The vote to convict Trump after January 6.</p><p>That’s it. That’s the whole story.</p><p>Cassidy wasn’t some hero. This guy voted with Trump over and over. He backed his nominees. He backed his bills. He carried water like everyone else. He even ran ads bragging about working with Trump. He spent <strong>$22 million</strong> trying to prove to MAGA that he “learned his lesson.”</p><p>Didn’t matter.</p><p>Because in the modern Republican Party, there is no “making up for it.” There is no forgiveness. There is one rule: <strong>loyalty to Donald Trump, forever.</strong> You break ranks once — especially on January 6 — and you can spend the rest of your career crawling back and they’ll still bury you when they feel like it.</p><p>Trump didn’t even pretend this was about policy. He celebrated Cassidy’s defeat and called him “disloyal.” </p><p>And Cassidy isn’t an isolated case. This is a purge with receipts.</p><p>Seven Republican senators voted to convict Trump in 2021. Look around: retired, resigned, or eliminated. In the House, the same thing happened to the Republicans who voted to impeach him. Almost all gone.</p><p>That’s what a party looks like when it stops being a party and becomes a personality cult. You don’t have to “destroy” Trump. You don’t have to run against him. You don’t even have to criticize him. You just have to <strong>tell the truth once</strong> — and they’ll make sure everybody else sees what happens.</p><p>Cassidy’s loss is a warning shot to every Republican still pretending they have an independent spine: <strong>Try it again. Watch what happens.</strong></p><p>🟧 <strong>Paid subscribers get 15% off your next merch order</strong>🟧 <strong>Founding Members get 20% off for life</strong></p><p>You’ll get the link in your welcome email.</p><p><strong>GET DISCOUNTS BELOW! ENJOY!</strong></p>