Chamber of Commerce PAC Backs Massie’s Kentucky Primary Foe (1)

The US Chamber of Commerce’s political arm is joining President Donald Trump in supporting a Republican primary challenger to Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a maverick who’s clashed with the administration.

The Chamber’s PAC on Nov. 13 donated $2,500 to Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL the White House is backing against Massie in the May 19 primary, according to a filing to the Federal Election Commission.

Massie, a fiscal hawk, was one of two House Republicans who voted against Trump’s massive tax cut and spending law (Public Law 119-21). He’s more recently criticized the White House over presidential war ...