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Forget Kentucky's People – Hegseth Says Thomas Massie Should Serve Trump

At Gallrein’s campaign event, Hegseth called for Massie’s defeat and argued Trump needs supportive lawmakers.

Forget Kentucky's People – Hegseth Says Thomas Massie Should Serve Trump
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At a campaign event for Ed Gallrein, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Kentucky Republicans to vote out Rep. Thomas Massie, saying President Trump needs lawmakers who will support him. Massie was still leading in the polls, and Gallrein had refused to debate him.

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Pete Hegseth R · Secretary of Defense
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Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense secretary who urged voters to defeat Massie at Gallrein’s campaign event

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative targeted by Hegseth’s appeal to Republican primary voters

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Gallrein and has criticized Massie

House candidate whose campaign event hosted Hegseth

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25 OUTLETS
Pete Hegseth Campaigns for Ed Gallrein in Kentucky

Outlets agree that Hegseth campaigned for Ed Gallrein ahead of Kentucky’s Republican primary against Thomas Massie and criticized Massie. Left-leaning outlets connect Hegseth’s support for Gallrein to prioritizing Trump over voters and to partisan politics in military service. Center outlets mostly emphasize the unusual role of a defense secretary in a partisan campaign and questions about Pentagon norms. Right-leaning outlets frame the appearance chiefly as support for Trump’s congressional allies.

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