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

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump claims '100%' of his endorsements won in primaries 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. Other election results poured in as polls closed in Kentucky , Georgia, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Oregon. 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. 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. Opening summary: Trump tightens grip on GOP after Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky primary Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Donald Trump has tightened his grip on the Republican party after the independent-minded Congressman Thomas Massie was defeated in the Kentucky Republican House primary by the president’s hand-picked challenger. …