Trump-backed Navy SEAL vet delivers major blow to Massie in fiery GOP primary
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday scored another victory in his revenge campaign against GOP critics, further flexing his grip on the Republican Party after a string of primary wins in recent weeks.
Trump-backed Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and Kentucky farmer, defeated the president's longtime antagonist, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., according to The Associated Press.
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