Trump tightens grip on GOP after Massie’s defeat in Kentucky primary – US politics live

Published on 5/20/2026, 10:33:21 AM

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Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Donald Trump has posted to Truth Social claiming that “100%” of his endorsements in the May 19 primaries won in their races, citing clean sweeps in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon and Kentucky.
In Georgia, lieutenant governor Burt Jones and healthcare executive Rick Jackson will advance to a runoff in the Republican primary for the governor’s race, while congressmen Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination to compete against Democrat Jon Ossoff for his senate seat this November.
Among the most notable: US senator Tommy Tuberville won the Republican nomination for Alabama governor, former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia and state representative Chris Rabb won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s third congressional district.
Other election results poured in as polls closed in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Idaho...

Quick context: Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Donald Trump has posted to Truth Social claiming that “100%” of his endorsements in the May 19 primaries won in their races, citing clean sweeps in...

Published May 20, 2026.

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