He wasn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump was a winner in Louisiana’s GOP Senate runoff election.That’s because Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow defeated state Treasurer John Fleming to capture the Republican nomination, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.Six weeks after denying Trump-targeted GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy a third six-year term in the Senate, a majority of Republican voters in the solidly red Gulf Coast state backed Letlow. Her victory in the runoff is seen as another victory for Trump as he works to fill the halls of Congress with loyal lawmakers for his final two years in the White House. And it’s another sign of the power of a Trump endorsement in Republican primaries.Five years after he voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, Cassidy was sent packing.WATCH: CASSIDY DETAILS NEW BEHIND CLOSED DOORS CLASH WITH TRUMPTrump reacted to Letlow’s victory in a Truth Social post, calling Saturday’s result “great news.””Julia Letlow WON in Louisiana, beating conclusively a very strong and smart opponent,” Trump wrote. “Congratulations to Julia. She will be a truly GREAT Senator!”Letlow, who was backed by Trump even before she entered the race in January, finished first in the primary, double digits ahead of Fleming, with Cassidy in third place. Since no candidate cracked 50% of the vote, Letlow and Fleming advanced to the runoff for the Republican nomination and Cassidy became the first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in 2012.Trump, celebrating Cassidy’s defeat, said on social…
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