Trump Presses for Massie’s Defeat in Kentucky: BGOV Election Day

After years of feuding, President Donald Trump today has the chance to remove a massive thorn from his side — Rep. Thomas Massie.

Trump‘s quest to purge Republican apostates faces its next test today, where Massie is facing a primary challenge from Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL running with Trump’s support in Kentucky’s strongly conservative 4th District in the northern part of the state.

Massie’s unique political identity and popularity make him more difficult to unseat than Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) or the six Indiana Republican state senators who lost their jobs after defying Trump ...