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How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party
Key takeaways
- Massie has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent critics in the Republican Party.
- “Thomas Massie is a disaster for our party,” Trump told the crowd, his fists gripping either side of his podium.
- He proceeded to excoriate Massie, a seven-term congressman known for his staunch conservatism and his willingness to buck the president's priorities.
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Massie has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent critics in the Republican Party. Will his re-election campaign survive the president's ire?
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Louisville, Kentucky – In March, President Donald Trump travelled to the southern state of Kentucky to do an unusual thing in United States politics: campaign against a fellow Republican.
“Thomas Massie is a disaster for our party,” Trump told the crowd, his fists gripping either side of his podium.
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