Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary
Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of presidentâs grip on party Donald Trump displayed his supremacy over the Republican party on Tuesday when voters in northern Kentucky rejected the maverick congressman Thomas Massie in favour of the US presidentâs hand-picked challenger.Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a primary election in Kentuckyâs fourth congressional district in what the presidentâs allies framed as a test of whether dissent could still exist inside todayâs Republican party. Continue reading...
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