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Trump announced his support Friday for Rep. Andy Barr in the Kentucky Republican primary, shortly after he said he asked businessperson Nate Morris to drop out of the race and take an unspecified role
Kentucky and US Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, both Republicans, face punishing primary challenges. Trump is opposing both incumbents. Massie has been one of the most outspoken critics of the administration, particularly when it comes
primary contest in the history of the United States. The avalanche of spending, totalling more than $34m by Monday, according to official records, highlights the significance of the elections that could oust
primaries, and some GOP voters are uneasy about its role. But AIPAC is also playing on the Republican side — and the GOP is beginning to split over it. The survey finds that MAGA Trump voters
Kentucky, where Rep. Thomas Massie is up for reelection and he’s picked sides in the open Senate race, will [be another test](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-republicans-are-uniting-against-massie-he-could-still-win-00894312). Now, the president is entering those races with
Trump and could be a litmus test for the faultlines emerging within the Republican base, including over [military interventions](/news/2026/1/4/us-republicans-back-trump-on-venezuela-amid-faint-maga-dissent) and support for Israel. For Massie’s supporters, the race
Kentucky will also choose their candidate to replace Mitch McConnell, the former Senate GOP leader who is retiring. The frontrunners to succeed McConnell are congressman Andy Barr and former state attorney general and gubernatorial candidate