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President Donald Trump's speech in Kentucky had to come to a stop as a protester interrupted him, continuing a trend for the president's midterm blitz.

Only minutes into Trump's speech in Highland Heights, Kentucky, a protester began shouting at the president as he talked about Republican House candidate Ed Gallrein, who beat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the primaries. Trump smiled and shook his head while the crowd began chanting "USA!" and booing the protester.

"Take him back home to mom," Trump said. "A Kentucky mother, she slaps the hell out of him."...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) signaled he could be considering a political comeback just days after losing his primary election to a President Donald Trump-backed challenger, according to reports on Monday.

Massie has been an outspoken critic of Trump and announced in a post on X that he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2028 election, The Hill reported.

"I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race. This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office. I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run," Massie wrote....

President Donald Trump was angry on Tuesday after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) — a sharp critic of the president — pointed out that Trump had endorsed him in the past.

Massie, an incumbent lawmaker fighting to maintain his congressional seat as a Republican representing Kentucky, has been going up against Trump-backed candidate Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in a heated primary that's been called the most expensive House primary in history.

Hours before polls were set to close, Trump tore into Massie, who has publicly questioned the president's ties to late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Iran war and the country's affordability crisis. The president lambasted the longtime GOP leader on his Truth Social platform. ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unusual stop along the campaign trail in the Kentucky congressional race might signal he could be considering a run for president in 2028, an analyst reported on Monday.

Associated Press White House reporter Michelle Price told CNN anchor Dana Bash and a panel of political experts that Hegseth's speech supporting President Donald Trump-endorsed candidate Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL challenging Trump's foe Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), could reveal more about Hegseth's political future.

Massie has said that Trump and his administration, whose approval ratings have plummeted amid the Iran war and rising costs of living, were taking extreme measures to try to unseat him in his race for re-election....

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused Iran war duties on Monday to take on President Donald Trump's Republican foe, according to reports.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who has served seven terms in the House of Representatives for Kentucky, has been a frequent critic of Trump. And now, Hegseth has made a rare move to try to influence the upcoming race for the Bluegrass State's primary on Tuesday, reported The Swamp, a Substack from The Daily Beast.

"Lest we forget, there is a war on," The Swamp reported. "That won’t stop the Defense Secretary (who likes to insist he is the War Secretary even though a legal change of title requires a congressional vote) from taking time out from serving his country to help his boss settle his petty grievances."...

A MAGA candidate running to unseat one of President Donald Trump's biggest GOP foes made a social media faux pas, and the Internet ripped into him before he could get away with it.

"Now I know why woke Eddie won't debate me!" wrote Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) about his opponent, the Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein. "He uses AI to write all his social media posts. Unfortunately for him, he's not smart enough to remove Grok's feedback to him [laughing face emoji]."

Gallrein posted a photo on Saturday with a supporter during a campaign event. The top of the Instagram post read, "Here's a polished social media post in your usual campaign/community-focused tone," followed by text made to sound like him....