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特朗普盟友在印第安纳州投入超1000万美元，如今将目光投向本月路易斯安那州和肯塔基州的竞选
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在击败五位反对其推动国会选区重划的印第安纳州州参议员后，唐纳德·特朗普总统及其盟友如今将目光投向了即将到来的共和党初选中的另外两大目标。
他们是在2021年参议院弹劾审判中投下定罪票的路易斯安那州参议员比尔·卡西迪，以及直言不讳的共和党籍总统批评者、肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西。
特朗普支持的挑战者本周在坚定的红色州印第安纳州取得决定性胜利，这是总统对共和党仍拥有不可撼动的掌控力的最新证明。
“我认为印第安纳州向很多人传递了一个信号，”资深共和党竞选策略师马特·戈曼告诉福克斯新闻。
特朗普反击：在选区重划问题上反对总统的共和党议员付出代价
选民们在印第安纳州拉斐特的蒂皮卡诺县历史协会历史中心投票点投票后冒雨离开，摄于2026年5月5日周二的初选选举期间。（卡拉·彭奎特/美联社照片）
曾为共和党总统竞选活动和国会高层担任顾问的戈曼表示，印第安纳州的选举结果表明“特朗普在党内的权力是毋庸置疑的”。
五个月前，在共和党占主导地位的印第安纳州州参议院议员们顶住了特朗普及其盟友的巨大压力，投票否决了国会选区重划方案——该方案本可以在中期选举前为印第安纳州增加两个倾向右翼的美国众议院席位。
今年面临连任的八位州参议员中，有八位遭遇了共和党初选挑战。为了报复，总统为八位议员中的七位 endorsed了挑战者。
特朗普 endorsed的候选人中有五位获胜，仅有一位现任议员幸存，还有一场竞选结果仍难以预料。
政界各界都在密切关注印第安纳州的初选，因为这是本月一系列考验特朗普在共和党提名对决中背书影响力的首次重大测试，而总统轻松通过了第一道关卡。
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支持特朗普挑战者、 targeting共和党现任议员的特朗普盟友政治团体在印第安纳州初选中投入了超过1000万美元的资源。
这场党内斗争不仅被视为对特朗普的忠诚度测试，更是“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）势力与传统保守派之间为共和党未来走向而展开的较量。
支持特朗普的团体之一是实力雄厚的经济增长俱乐部（Club for Growth）。
“这对特朗普来说是一场重大胜利，”经济增长俱乐部主席戴维·麦金托什在周二晚间表示。
作为印第安纳州前国会议员的麦金托什称，初选胜利是“向整个共和党发出的信号：我们的基础选民希望我们为自己的信仰而战”。
特朗普的影响力将在下周末的路易斯安那州初选中再次接受考验。
卡西迪面临两位共和党对手的挑战：众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛和现任州财政部长、前众议员约翰·弗莱明。特朗普今年早些时候就已表态，为莱特洛背书。
路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪正为自己的政治生命而战，本月他将面临两位初选挑战者，其中一位获得了特朗普总统的背书。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
2021年初，在众议院因特朗普在1月6日支持者暴力冲击美国国会大厦事件中所扮演的角色弹劾他后，卡西迪是仅有的七位投下定罪票的参议院共和党议员之一。当时特朗普在参议院审判中被无罪释放。
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但自特朗普15个月前开启第二任期以来，卡西迪一直支持总统的议程及其提名，包括投票批准卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 Jr.的任命。
但肯尼迪及其“让美国再次健康”（Make America Healthy Again）运动正寻求报复。
原因在于作为医生的卡西迪一直对肯尼迪推动的美国医疗政策改革持怀疑态度，包括肯尼迪削减疫苗推荐接种范围的提议。
上周，卡西迪投票否决了凯西·米恩斯的 surgeon general提名，而米恩斯是肯尼迪的亲密盟友、MAHA运动的核心倡导者。
如果没有候选人获得初选50%以上的选票，得票前两位的候选人将在6月27日的决选中角逐提名。
三天后的5月19日，肯塔基州第四国会选区的初选将迎来另一场重大考验，马西正面临特朗普背书的埃德·加莱恩的挑战。
长期以来，马西一直是国会中最直言不讳的特朗普共和党批评者之一，多次就爱泼斯坦文件和外交政策抨击总统。
肯塔基州共和党众议员托马斯·马西本月将在肯塔基州初选中面临埃德·加莱恩的连任挑战，加莱恩获得了特朗普总统的背书。（凯文·迪特里克/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普盟友投入巨资支持前海军海豹突击队队员加莱恩，并攻击马西。
为加莱恩提供咨询的资深共和党战略家蒂姆·默塔夫表示，印第安纳州的选举结果对马西来说是一个重大警告信号。
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“印第安纳州与这个选区仅一河之隔，毫无疑问马西清楚这些初选结果对他意味着什么——肯定不是好消息，”默塔夫告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“这进一步证明，共和党选民希望支持‘美国优先’候选人，这些候选人会与特朗普总统站在一起，而不是与他对抗，并无休止地阻挠其执政议程。”
但马西强调，今年他的筹款额激增，以应对与加莱恩的对决。
今年前三个月，他筹集了250万美元，仅过去一周就进账近100万美元。
马西还批评加莱恩拒绝参加辩论，本周他表示，其对手“迄今为止八场辩论和论坛都缺席”。
保罗·施坦豪瑟是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，全程报道各地竞选活动。
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Trump turns sights on Bill Cassidy, Thomas Massie after decisive Indiana primary victories
May 9, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
Trump-allied groups spent over $10M in Indiana as they now set sights on Louisiana and Kentucky races this month
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After taking out five Indiana state senators who opposed his push for congressional redistricting, President Donald Trump and his allies are now moving on to two other top targets in upcoming Republican primaries.
They are Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 Senate impeachment trial, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a vocal GOP critic of the president.
The decisive victories this week in reliably red Indiana scored by Trump-backed challengers were the latest sign that the president’s immense grip on the Republican Party remains rock solid.
“I think Indiana sent a message to a lot of folks,” veteran Republican campaign strategist Matt Gorman told Fox News.
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Voters walk out into the rain after casting their ballot in a vote center at the Tippecanoe County Historical Association history center during a primary election on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Lafayette, Indiana.(Cara Penquite/AP Photo)
Gorman, who has advised GOP presidential campaigns and top members of Congress, said the results in Indiana show that “Trump’s power within the party is unequivocal.”
Five months ago, Republicans in the GOP-dominated Indiana state Senate withstood immense pressure from Trump and his allies and voted down congressional redistricting, which would have given Indiana two more right-leaning U.S. House seats ahead of the midterms.
Eight of those state senators who are up for re-election this year faced GOP primary challenges. And seeking retribution, the president endorsed challengers to seven of those eight lawmakers.
Five of the Trump-endorsed candidates won, with just one incumbent surviving and one race still too close to call.
The political world was closely watching Indiana’s primary because it was the first of a series of major tests this month of Trump’s endorsement power in GOP nomination showdowns, and the president cleared his first hurdle with ease.
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Political groups allied with President Donald Trump spent over $10 million in Indiana’s primary to target GOP state senators who opposed Trump’s push for congressional redistricting.(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump-allied groups that supported the Trump challengers and targeted the GOP incumbents spent over $10 million in Indiana as they poured resources in the races.
The intraparty battle was seen not just as a test of fealty to Trump but rather a fight between MAGA forces and more traditional conservatives for the future of the GOP.
One of the groups backing Trump was the politically potent Club for Growth.
“This is a big win for Trump,” Club for Growth President David McIntosh said on Tuesday night.
And McIntosh, a former congressman from Indiana, said the primary victories were “a signal to the entire party that our base wants us to fight for what we believe in.”
Trump’s clout will be on the line again next weekend in the Louisiana primary.
Cassidy is facing primary challenges from two Republicans: Rep. Julia Letlow and former Rep. John Fleming, who is currently the state treasurer. Trump earlier this year weighed in on the race by endorsing Letlow.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is fighting for his political life as he faces off against two primary challengers this month, including one backed by President Donald Trump.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Cassidy was one of only seven Senate Republicans who voted in early 2021 to convict Trump after he was impeached by the House for his role in the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters who aimed to upend congressional certification of former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.
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But since the start of Trump’s second term 15 months ago, Cassidy has been supportive of the president’s agenda and his nominees, including voting to approve Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
But Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again movement are out for revenge.
That’s because Cassidy, a doctor, has been a skeptic of Kennedy’s push to reform the nation’s health policies, including Kennedy’s efforts to cut back on vaccine recommendations.
And last week, Cassidy voted to nix the surgeon general nomination of Casey Means, a close Kennedy ally and top MAHA advocate.
If no candidate cracks 50% of the primary vote, the top two finishers will face off for the nomination in a June 27 runoff election.
Another major test comes three days later, on May 19, in the primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, where Massie is facing a challenge from Trump-backed Ed Gallrein.
Massie has long been one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics in Congress, repeatedly taking aim at the president over the Epstein files and foreign policy.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is facing a renomination challenge by Ed Gallrein, who is backed by President Donald Trump, in this month’s Kentucky primary.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Trump allies have spent big bucks to boost Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL, and to take aim at Massie.
Veteran Republican strategist Tim Murtaugh, who is advising Gallrein, said the Indiana results are a major warning sign for Massie.
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“Indiana is right across the border from this district so there’s no doubt Massie knows what those primary results mean to him—and it ain’t good news, that’s for sure,” Murtaugh told Fox News Digital. “It’s more evidence that Republican voters want America First candidates who will stand with President Trump rather than fight him and endlessly obstruct the agenda.”
But Massie has highlighted a surge in fundraising this year, as he faces off against Gallrein.
He hauled in $2.5 million during the first three months this year, and just in the past week he raked in nearly $1 million.
And Massie has criticized Gallrein for not debating, arguing this week that his challenger has “been AWOL for eight debates and forums so far.”
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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