Massie loses primary challenge in victory for Trump
The race was Trump' most important stop on his revenge tour to oust Republican defectors.
www.axios.comRep. Thomas Massie lost the Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein. he conceded after the results. primary was seen as a costly House-era contest, and a test of the Trump grip in the party. Trump publicly backed Gallrein while Massie attacked Trump on specific votes. Gallrein moves forward to the final election in a strongly Republican district, facing Democrat Melissa Strange. Massie has served since 2012 and fell into Trump's crosshairs in part by calling for Jeffrey Epstein file release and criticizing the war in Iran.