HEBRON, Kentucky: Kentucky US Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein to oust the incumbent. The result showed the president’s persisting influence over GOP voters and added to a growing number of Trump-backed primary challengers to defeat Republican lawmakers who angered him in his second term, including Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana and several Indiana state senators who defied him on redistricting.

Trump calls Thomas Massie a "Weak and Pathetic RINO" and backs Ed Gallrein in a heated Kentucky GOP primary clash.

The Kentucky Republican has emerged as perhaps the president’s most critical primary target after bucking him on issues ranging from budget legislation to the Epstein files.

Thomas Massie is really locking horns with President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics within the Republican Party, faces a tough primary challenge Tuesday in Kentucky’s…

The race between Thomas Massie and Ed Gallrein in Kentucky asks the question: Can a Republican defy Trump in this day and age, and still expect to win?

In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primary, ending Massie's reelection…

Massie’s defeat is the second major midterm primary victory for Trump after Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his primary on Saturday.

Republican voters in northern Kentucky are choosing between U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie and challenger Ed Gallrein in Tuesday's House primary.

Farmer Ed Gallrein defeated Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky on Tuesday night, one of several high-profile primary races on Tuesday.

Primary elections were held Tuesday in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Idaho and Pennsylvania. The contests were seen as a further test of President Donald Trump 's grip on…

Incumbent Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie is going up against Donald Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's 4th congressional primary.

Massie is the latest incumbent to go down under pressure from Trump, after splits over issues including spending, the Iran war and the Epstein files.

Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of president’s grip on party

The race for the Kentucky House seat was the most expensive in history and saw Trump-aligned groups and pro-Israel organizations pour in money.

Ed Gallrein beat Massie thanks to Donald Trump's endorsement.

Kentucky primary election was seen as a test of U.S. President Donald Trump's powers to persuade Republican voters to punish his critics.

President Donald Trump had targeted Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., for opposing GOP priorities.

Su victoria pone de manifiesto la influencia que el presidente Donald Trump aún tiene sobre el partido

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President Trump endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.