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Trump endorses Barr in Kentucky GOP Senate primary for McConnell's seat

Trump endorsed Barr and said he would ask Morris to leave the Senate race for an administration post.

Trump endorses Barr in Kentucky GOP Senate primary for McConnell's seat
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President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary, while rival Nate Morris said he would leave the race and endorsed Barr. The moves reshape the contest to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell.

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President who endorsed Barr and urged Morris to leave the race

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Andy Barr
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Republican Senate candidate endorsed by Trump and Morris

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Senate candidate who left the primary and endorsed Barr

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Mitch McConnell
R · KY · SEN

Retiring senator whose seat is the subject of the primary

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President, mentioned as Morris’s friend

Barr’s remaining challenger in the Kentucky Republican Senate primary

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Trump Asks Nate Morris to Leave Senate Race, Endorses Andy Barr

Donald Trump endorsed Andy Barr in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary and asked Nate Morris to leave the race for an administration role. Morris left the race and endorsed Barr. Left-leaning outlets frame Trump’s move as a strategic intervention in the primary. Center outlets largely report the endorsement and Morris’s departure as developments reshaping the contest. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s role in shifting the field and Morris’s prospective administration role, with some describing the move as horse trading.

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