US EditionTrump Calls for Ed Gallrein to Enter Race to Oust Thomas Massie From Congress
Trump backs Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein to replace Massie, citing Massie’s opposition to key policies; Trump allies have spent $1.8 million to support the primary challenge.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump urged Ed Gallrein, Kentucky Republican, to challenge Rep. Thomas Massie , pressing that Massie must be thrown out of office.
- Tensions trace to Massie's actions on the One Big Beautiful Bill and Epstein files, as he filed a discharge petition last month to compel the Justice Department to release related documents.
- Gallrein, who has not formally entered the race, said earlier this year he is open to running and thanked Trump for his support, while a super PAC launched June has spent $1.8 million on independent expenditures.
- Massie's campaign raised $768,000 last month, marking its best quarter, while House Speaker Mike Johnson said he leads an incumbent-protection program to ensure members' reelection.
- This week, President Donald Trump hailed Ed Gallrein as the person to defeat Massie, while Gallrein said Friday he was "honored by President Trump’s support" and that `He is doing an amazing job securing the border, lowering taxes, and making America great again`.
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President Trump Offers Endorsement In Effort To Unseat Thomas Massie
President Trump offered his endorsement to an individual he hopes will run against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the midterm elections. “Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, must be thrown out of office, ASAP! The incredible people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District gave us a mandate to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person that wil…
NEW: Trump Endorses Primary Candidate Against 'Third-Rate' GOP Foe
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was endorsing a primary challenger to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who has become increasingly adversarial with the administration and frequently votes against the president’s agenda. The president first announced that he would be backing a primary opponent against Massie back in July, shortly after the congressman voted against the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” which introduced a number of the …
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