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The Kentucky race has been viewed as a key test of President Trump's grip on the Republican Party.
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The president wants a loyal Republican Party — even if the country might not.
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;Resize=(620)) Multiple U.S. media outlets are projecting Ed Gallrein as the winner in the Republican primary vote in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Thomas Massie. The result adds to a growing number of Trump-backed primary challengers who have defeated Republican lawmakers who have angered the president in his second term.
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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 bid.
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President Donald Trump had targeted Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., for opposing GOP priorities.
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