May 20th, 2026

Trump's Kentucky Pick Gallrein Defeats Massie in Primary

Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate for a congressional seat in Northern Kentucky, Ed Gallrein, defeated the US president’s nemesis and longtime GOP House member Thomas Massie. "My focus is on advancing the president's and the party's agenda to put America first and Kentucky always," Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and farmer, said at a victory speech.