Kentucky election result: US Rep. Thomas Massie loses GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump

Key points

• United States Representative Thomas Massie lost to Donald Trump's pick former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Republican House primary in yet another proof of President Donald Trump’s power over his party.
• Donald Trump has gone on a tirade against Thomas Massie, the incumbent, ahead of the election result.
• Thomas Massie, who has served in Congress since 2012, is one of the last and most outspoken holdouts.
• He was also one of the few Republicans who had pushed for the release of Jeffrey Epstein Files, criticised the Iran war and voted against Trump's tax legislation.
• In the evening, after the primary result was known, Massie took the stage before a fired-up crowd that cheered and chanted throughout his speech, including slogans such as “no more wars” and “America First!” “We stirred up something.