Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein Ousts Thomas Massie in $33 Million Kentucky Primary Battle

Trump-Backed Ed Gallrein Ousts Thomas Massie in $33 Million Kentucky Primary Battle Donald Trump just notched another major win in his campaign to remake the Republican Party. Trump-backed Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and Kentucky farmer, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District GOP primary. Massie was a libertarian-leaning Republican who repeatedly broke with Trump and GOP leadership on spending, Iran war powers, Israel, foreign aid, and the release of Epstein-related files. That independence made him popular with some anti-war and fiscal conservatives - but it also made him a direct target of Trump’s MAGA machine. Trump attacked Massie over and over, calling him a fraud, a RINO, and the worst Republican congressman in history. Gallrein ran as the loyal America First alternative, promising to advance Trump’s agenda and put “America first and Kentucky always.” #DonaldTrump #EdGallrein #ThomasMassie #KentuckyPolitics #GOPPrimary #MAGA #AmericaFirst #TrumpNews #EpsteinFiles #IranWar #PoliticalDebate