Amid an unpopular war with Iran and slumping poll numbers linked to a sluggish economy, President Donald Trump resorted to name-calling Wednesday in a bid to boost Ed Gallrein in his GOP primary against Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.
Trump took a break from overseeing his 12-day-old bombardment of targets inside Iran to make a stop in the rebellious Republican lawmaker’s 4th District in the Bluegrass State. The Republican Party head is trying to pull off a rare double for a sitting president: push out a seven-term member from his own party while also retaining control of the House.
Trump, speaking on stage in Hebron, called Massie “the worst person,” telling an audience “there’s something wrong with him.” He also said the incumbent has been attacking farmer and former Navy SEAL Gallrein, who the president has endorsed in the GOP primary. Trump launched into his critique of Massie by telling the crowd the lawmaker “voted with the radical left Democrats in Congress” on a number of issues.
