Six states, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania, are holding primaries on Tuesday, May 19, one of the key days for midterm primary contests of the year.
Trump’s campaign to stifle the growth of dissenting views in his own party is being tested today as he takes aim at Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. He was the same man who challenged the president last year on a GOP tax and spending bill and led the charge to force the DOJ to release its files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump was seen with Representative Barry Moore supporting him for Senate. He introduced Trump at the top of the rally and told attendees that he was “proud to say I was the first elected official in the country to endorse him in 2015.”
It’s important to note that Moore is one of six candidates competing for the GOP nomination today. The winning candidate must secure 50% of the votes. In cases when no candidate reaches a majority, a runoff will be held on “the fourth Tuesday after the primary”.
“It’s a group, a big group of people, but it’s against the disastrous Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. I say, he’s the worst Republican congressman in the history of the country,” Trump said.
“You need to send Ed Galren to fight for you in Washington,” Trump said during the call.
Galren called the primary “a moment to choose a side”, arguing that a vote for Massie – who has previously said he votes with the GOP “90% of the time” – would be “choosing the radical Democrat” over “President Trump, the Republican Party, and the Constitution”.
Macy has attracted Trump’s attention amid repeated controversies over several high-profile issues, which has prompted Trump’s political campaign to pour resources into the campaign.
Consistent with his primary endorsement of Trump, the president spent time during a tele-rally in Kentucky to aggressively advocate for Macy’s challenger.
Andy Barr for Senate, Ralph Alvarado for the 6th Congressional District, and Ed Galren for the 4th Congressional District. From one of the most anticipated elections in Kentucky to another, key races in Georgia – one for a senator’s seat and the other for governor, are generating immense interest across the country today.
