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特朗普背书的加勒雷恩击败肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西，特朗普盟友警告那些与总统作对的人
作者：保罗·施坦豪泽，福克斯新闻
发布于2026年5月20日 美国东部时间晚上8:00
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特朗普总统预测得州帕克斯顿将获胜
唐纳德·特朗普总统预测，他已背书的得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿将赢得得州联邦参议员选举。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统周三上午在社交媒体上展示了其政治背书的威力，吹嘘他支持的候选人在周二全国各地的共和党初选中取得了37胜0负的战绩。
“我们昨晚赢下了所有选区的选举，一个都没落下，”特朗普对记者表示。
总统背书的强大威力以及他对共和党巨大的掌控力在多场备受瞩目的投票对决中展露无遗，其中包括特朗普背书的埃德·加勒雷恩在肯塔基州第4国会选区共和党初选中击败众议员托马斯·马西，这场竞选引发了全国范围的广泛关注。
但特朗普在今年初选中的强势干预可能会在秋季引发连锁反应，届时共和党将在中期选举中捍卫其在众议院微弱的多数席位以及参议院小幅的多数席位。
特朗普背书的前海豹突击队队员在高风险对决中击败马西
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2026年5月20日在马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地登上空军一号前与记者交谈。特朗普在回答记者提问时展示了其政治背书的威力。（奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社）
尽管随着中期选举临近，这类担忧会与日俱增，但周二晚间的政治头条仍是特朗普再次成功展示其影响力，对违抗他的共和党人进行报复。
就在两周前，特朗普将反对其推动国会选区重新划分的5名印第安纳州州参议员清除出初选；三天前，他帮助推翻了路易斯安那州参议员比尔·卡西迪——这位五年半前在第二次弹劾审判中投下定罪票的参议员未能获得连任提名。而特朗普彻底击败了马西。
马西在这个倾向红色的州东北部代表肯塔基州第4国会选区已有14年，长期以来一直是国会中声音最响亮的特朗普共和党批评者之一。这位秉持自由主义理念的议员多次就外交政策抨击总统，包括伊朗战争以及美国对以色列无条件的军事援助。他还因成功推动公布与被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关的政府文件，一直是特朗普的眼中钉。
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众议员托马斯·马西于2026年5月19日在肯塔基州希伯伦的初选之夜活动上向支持者发表讲话。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
加勒雷恩以近十个百分点的优势击败马西，这场原本被认为会势均力敌的竞选是特朗普的竞选团队和亲以色列联盟的重大胜利，这些势力投入巨资罢免这位现任议员。
在胜选庆祝活动上发表讲话时，加勒雷恩感谢特朗普的支持，他说：“我的重点是推进总统和共和党‘美国优先’的议程，永远将肯塔基放在首位。”
马西败选后，白宫通讯主任、特朗普长期助手史蒂文·张在社交媒体上发文警告：“永远不要怀疑特朗普总统和他的政治力量。玩火者必自焚。”
资深共和党战略家、公关人员瑞安·威廉姆斯对福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“共和党就是特朗普的政党，如果你与他作对，他会十倍反击并击败你。随着时间推移，他在这方面越来越得心应手。他对党的掌控力不仅没有减弱，反而增强了。”
“如今任何不明白这一点的人，如果与总统作对，都会丢掉工作，”威廉姆斯强调。
与此同时，近日获得特朗普背书的肯塔基州众议员安迪·巴尔在接替即将退休的参议院长期共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔的参议员竞选中，轻松赢得共和党提名。
而作为参议院特朗普核心盟友的参议员汤米·塔伯维尔在共和党占绝对优势的阿拉巴马州轻松赢得共和党州长提名。
但部分特朗普背书的候选人还需再等一段时间才能锁定大选参选资格。
佐治亚州共和党副州长伯特·琼斯在共和党州长初选中排名第一，但得票率未超过50%，因此需与亿万富翁商人里克·杰克逊在次月进行决选。
阿拉巴马州的情况同样如此，特朗普背书的众议员巴里·摩尔排名第一，但需要在次月的决选中再次获胜，才能获得接替塔伯维尔的共和党联邦参议员提名。而就在上周末，特朗普背书的众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛被迫与路易斯安那州财政部长约翰·弗莱明进行决选，卡西迪就此出局。
参议员比尔·卡西迪于2026年5月15日，也就是路易斯安那州参议院初选的前一天，在巴吞鲁日的一家枪支零售商和射击场进行竞选造势时与支持者击拳。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
特朗普在路易斯安那州、阿拉巴马州和肯塔基州等红色州干预选举，在大选中本不应成为问题，但在关键摇摆州佐治亚州以及倾向红色的得州可能会引发麻烦——民主党希望在得州赢得近四十年来首次联邦参议员选举的胜利。
民主党人认为，特朗普在共和党提名决选还有一周之际，背书狂热的“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）支持者、盟友兼得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，击败长期任职的共和党参议员约翰·康林，这相当于送给民主党一份圣诞大礼。
“肯是真正的MAGA斗士，他始终为得州尽心尽力，也会在联邦参议院继续如此，”特朗普在社交媒体上发文宣布背书帕克斯顿，这很可能终结了康林获得连任提名的希望。
共和党决选的获胜者将在秋季与崛起的民主党新星、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科展开角逐。今年以来，塔拉里科筹集了巨额竞选资金，而康林和帕克斯顿则在激烈的竞选中互相攻击。
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩、全国共和党参议员委员会以及华盛顿的众多共和党领导人都认为，康林是更有能力成功捍卫得州席位的候选人，民主党正试图通过拿下该席位夺回参议院多数党地位。
参议员约翰·康林，R-得克萨斯州，于2026年3月3日在得州奥斯汀的初选之夜向媒体发表讲话。（杰克·迈尔/美联社）
这是因为帕克斯顿过去十年面临一系列丑闻和法律问题，以及目前正在进行的离婚纠纷。
一些共和党人担心这可能会重演2022年的一幕：当时的前总统特朗普在共和党初选中强势出击，他支持的部分候选人，包括佐治亚州的赫歇尔·沃克，在中期选举中表现不佳，共和党未能夺回参议院多数席位。
“特朗普在2022年的大多数初选中也如愿以偿，但这并未预示大选会有好结果，”直言不讳的特朗普批评者、共和党顾问莎拉·朗威尔周二晚间在社交媒体上发文称。
得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，共和党联邦参议员候选人，于周二获得唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书。（胡利奥·科尔特斯/美联社照片）
威廉姆斯表示：“总统已经表明，他将个人忠诚置于政治考量之上，即便这会危及安全席位。”
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在谈到今年的中期选举时，作为执政党，共和党将面临传统的逆风以及极其艰难的政治环境，瑞安说：“这就是共和党在本应充满挑战的中期选举前面临的处境。”
保罗·施坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，全程报道全国各地的竞选活动。
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2026-05-20T20:00:02-04:00 / Fox News
Trump-backed Gallrein ousted Rep Thomas Massie in Kentucky while Trump allies warn those who cross the president
By Paul Steinhauser, Fox News
Published May 20, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396150723112
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President Donald Trump predicted that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who he has endorsed, will win the U.S. Senate race in Texas
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President Donald Trump took to social media on Wednesday morning to showcase the power of his political endorsements, touting that the candidates he backed went 37-0 in Tuesday’s GOP primaries from coast to coast.
“We won all races last night. Every one of them,” Trump told reporters.
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power and the immense grip he has on the Republican Party were on full display in a number of high-profile ballot-box showdowns, including Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousting Rep. Thomas Massie in the GOP primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, a race that grabbed outsized national attention.
But Trump’s heavy hand in this year’s primaries could cause repercussions in the autumn, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin House and slim Senate majorities in the midterm elections.
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President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on May 20, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump showcased the power of his political endorsements in answering reporter questions.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
While those concerns will mount as the midterms creep closer, on Tuesday night the political headline was Trump once again successfully flexing his muscles to exert payback on Republicans who defied him.
Two weeks after purging five state senators in Indiana’s primary who had opposed his push for congressional redistricting, and three days after helping to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — as the senator who, five and a half years ago, voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial lost his bid for renomination — Trump obliterated Massie.
Massie, who for 14 years has represented Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, in the northeastern part of the red-leaning state, has long been one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics in Congress. The libertarian-minded lawmaker has repeatedly taken aim at the president over foreign policy, including the Iran war and unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel. And he’s also been a thorn in Trump’s side for successfully pushing for the release of government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Rep. Thomas Massie speaks to supporters at his primary night event in Hebron, Ky., on May 19, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Gallrein’s nearly ten-point victory over Massie in a race that was expected to be much closer represents a major win for Trump’s political operation and pro-Israel allied groups, who spent aggressively to unseat the sitting lawmaker.
Speaking at his victory celebration, Gallrein thanked Trump for his support, saying, “My focus is on advancing the president’s and the party’s agenda to put America first and Kentucky always.”
Taking to social media after Massie’s defeat, White House communications director and longtime Trump aide Steven Cheung warned, “Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F–k around, find out.”
Veteran Republican strategist and communicator Ryan Williams told Fox News Digital, “The Republican Party is Trump’s party, and if you cross him, he’ll hit back at you ten times as hard and defeat you. He’s getting better at this as time goes on. His grip on the party has increased, not decreased.”
“Anybody at this point who doesn’t understand this will be out of a job if they cross the president,” Williams emphasized.
Meanwhile, Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky, backed by Trump in recent days, cruised to the Republican Senate nomination in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, a former longtime Senate GOP leader.
And Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a top Trump ally in the Senate, easily captured the GOP gubernatorial nomination in solidly red Alabama.
But some Trump-backed candidates will have to wait a little longer before securing a ticket to the general election.
Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones of Georgia finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary, but didn’t top 50%, forcing a runoff next month with billionaire businessman Rick Jackson.
It was the same story in Alabama, where Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore finished first but will need another victory in next month’s runoff to secure the Republican Senate nomination in the race to succeed Tuberville.
And this past weekend, Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow was forced into a runoff with Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming as Cassidy was sent packing.
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana fist bumps a supporter during a campaign stop at a gun retailer and firing range in Baton Rouge on May 15, 2026, the eve of the state’s Senate primary.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Trump putting his hand on the scale in red states like Louisiana, Alabama and Kentucky shouldn’t be an issue in the general election, but it could be in battleground Georgia, and in red-leaning Texas, where Democrats are hoping to win a U.S. Senate election for the first time in nearly four decades.
Democrats feel Trump gave them an early Christmas gift by endorsing MAGA firebrand and ally and supporter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn with one week to go until the runoff election for the Republican nomination.
“Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote in a social media post as he announced his backing of Paxton, which likely ends Cornyn’s hope of winning renomination.
The winner of the GOP runoff will face off in the autumn with rising Democratic Party star state Rep. James Talarico, who has built a massive war chest this year while Cornyn and Paxton have traded fire in their combustible race.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and many GOP leaders in the nation’s capital saw Cornyn as the candidate better equipped to successfully defend the seat in Texas, which Democrats are trying to flip as they work to win back the chamber’s majority.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to the media on primary night in Austin, Texas, on March 3, 2026.(Jack Myer/AP)
That’s because Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade, as well as his ongoing messy divorce.
Some Republicans are concerned this could be a flashback to 2022, when then-former President Trump flexed his muscles in the GOP primaries, with some of his picks, including Georgia’s Herschel Walker, falling short in the midterms, as Republicans failed to win back the Senate.
“Trump got his way in most of the primaries in 2022 also. Didn’t portend great results in the general election,” vocal Trump critic and GOP consultant Sarah Longwell posted on social media Tuesday night.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, was endorsed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday.(Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Williams said, “The president has shown that he puts personal loyalty over political considerations even when it puts a safe seat at risk.”
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And pointing to this year’s midterms, when the GOP as the party in power will face traditional headwinds as well as an extremely challenging political climate, Ryan said, “That’s the situation Republicans find themselves dealing with heading into what should be a challenging midterm election.”
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.