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Donald Trump hates Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) so much that Trump has endorsed a challenger to Massie—one who isn't even in the race (yet): Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. Gallrein ran for the state Senate last year and lost the GOP primary. But a guy can hope, after all.
Massie doesn't seem worried. He's won his district six times already and is plenty conservative. He just wants to see the Epstein files. That actually puts him on the same page as many MAGA voters. Massie's comment about Trump's endorsement was: "After having been rejected by every elected official in the 4th District, Trump's consultants clearly pushed the panic button with their choice of failed candidate and establishment hack Ed Gallrein. Ed's been begging them to pick him for over 3 months now." Massie is also doing well financially, having raised $768,000 in Q3, the best quarter in his career. If Gallrein gets in, Massie is going to try to make the primary about the Epstein files, which puts him on the side of the voters and Gallrein and Trump on the other side. (V)