Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein Defeats Thomas Massie in Kentucky GOP Primary, Marking Major Victory for Trump
The former Navy SEAL won after Trump spent months attacking Massie and allies poured nearly $33 million into the race, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Representative Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL who secured about 55 percent of the vote in the 4th Congressional District.
- President Donald Trump repeatedly targeted Massie over recent months for challenging his authority on two key issues: forcing the release of Jeffrey Epstein files and pushing to curtail Trump's war in Iran.
- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee funneled millions into the race, making it the most expensive House primary in history; critics alleged Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violated the Hatch Act by campaigning for Gallrein.
- Conceding on Tuesday, Massie joked he struggled to locate his opponent in Tel Aviv; Representative Ro Khanna defended him, saying Massie "risked his career to pass the most popular and consequential bipartisan legislation in modern history."
- Massie's defeat highlights the GOP's ongoing transformation away from libertarian roots toward the "America First" wing, serving as a clear vindication of Trump's influence within the party.
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Alex Jones claims the Pentagon stole Kentucky primary win for Trump
Tuesday’s Republican House primary in Kentucky was the most expensive primary in American history, and in the end, incumbent Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) was unseated by challenger Ed Gallrein, who ran under the endorsement of President Donald Trump. Massie drew Trump’s ire by opposing several of his signature policies and forcing the release of the Epstein files, and in the wake of his loss to a MAGA-blessed candidate, many on the right …
Israel Lobby Ousts Thomas Massie From Congress in Most Expensive Primary Race in History
by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation: The Israel Lobby, working in tandem with President Trump, on Tuesday night succeeded in unseating Rep. Thomas Massie after dropping over $15.5 million on the primary race for Kentucky’s 4th district. Massie got 15 percent higher turnout this election, but the Lobby’s hand-picked puppet, Ed Gallrein, soundly defeated him after […]
Grifters, Activism, and Thomas Massie – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
This isn’t a column about Thomas Massie. Not really. But he does figure into the analysis, especially since the voters of his Kentucky congressional district decided they’d had enough of him and voted him out of office in the Republican primary election Tuesday night. The Federalist’s Sean Davis had a pretty good take on why: Why did Massie lose tonight? Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCart…
Greenberg: Massie’s Ouster No Mystery
Thomas Massie, libertarian maverick from Kentucky, finally went down to Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein in the Republican primary. After more than a decade in Congress, Massie’s quirky brand of fiscal scolding and foreign policy contrarianism proved too much for the GOP that still likes its overseas allies. The race exposed just how radioactive his views had become, turning what was once a safe seat into a battlefield over America First pr…
'How do his boots taste?': Thomas Massie's campaign humiliates a fellow Republican for celebrating his Trump-backed defeat
Rep. Thomas Massie‘s campaign fired back at fellow Republican Rep. Erin Houchin after she publicly celebrated Massie’s defeat in the Kentucky primary. Houchin, a representative from Indiana, shared a photo of herself with President Donald Trump and wrote, “Happy to deliver the news to President @realDonaldTrump the results from the KY Primary and his defeat of Thomas Massie.” According to Mediaite, she also congratulated Trump’s backed candidat…
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