The Associated Press called the race Tuesday evening.
Massie emerged as one of Trump’s chief targets in his efforts to topple GOP opponents in the primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections due to the maverick congressman’s frequent breaks with the President on key foreign and domestic issues.
Gallrein, a farmer and retired Navy SEAL, was endorsed by Trump in October before he entered the race. In the spring, Trump touted Gallrein as a “true American hero” while standing beside him at an event in northern Kentucky. “He’s a great patriot,” the President said, “and he’s doing it because he saw what this guy was doing to our country.”
Trump has meanwhile been vocal in his public criticism of Massie. In March, the President called Massie “disloyal to the Republican Party” and “disloyal to the people of Kentucky" while speaking in a warehouse in Hebron, at the heart of Kentucky’s fourth district. "And most importantly, he’s disloyal to the United States of America, and he’s got to be voted out of office as soon as possible!”
Gallrein declined to debate against Massie on several occasions and opted not to attend events at which both were invited to speak—absences that Massie has been keen to make note of. The retired Navy SEAL has defended himself over his decision to forgo the opportunities to debate his opponent, telling voters in recent days, “I’m debating him every day. I’m talking right to the American people, just like the president does, with no middleman.”
Trump’s effort to oust another GOP foe, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, met with victory days before the Kentucky primary; Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment and has been a long-time subject of the President’s anger,on Saturday lost the primary to his seat while Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, who was backed by the president, and another candidate advanced to a runoff.
Gallrein is expected to go on to win the general election in the reliably red district in November. The Cook Political Report rates the seat as "Solid Republican," among those deemed the least competitive this year.
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