EXCLUSIVEFOR SUBSCRIBERSRalph Alvarado once called himself an “America First fighter” and a “vocal supporter” of Trump on his site. Now he is highlighting his “independent leadership.”Former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado is the Republican nominee in Kentucky's 6th District, which President Donald Trump carried by 15 points. Matt Stone / USA Today Network via Reuters fileAug. 25, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTRalph Alvarado is running with Donald Trump’s endorsement in a House district Kentucky that the president carried by double digits in 2024. But since winning the Republican primary in May, he has removed a series of pro-Trump messages and a photo of them standing together from his campaign website, according to an NBC News review.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.