"“I'm here in my personal capacity as a private citizen, a fellow American, and a fellow combat veteran here to support Navy Seal Ed Gallrein,” he added. “President Trump does not need more people in Washington who are trying to make a point, especially from his own party, he needs people willing to help him win to vote with him when it matters the most.”"
"“President Trump told me, when he first offered me this job, he said, Pete, you're gonna have to be tough as shit,” Hegseth said. “But that's also what Ed represents, a warfighter, a man forged through service.”"
"Trump launched a tirade against the state's congressman Thomas Massie over the weekend as he looks to remove him from office. Massie is one of very few senior Republicans who has dared to defy Trump, with the president calling him the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country. He went on to call on Kentucky voters to vote the bum out on Tuesday on social media."
"Massie has been a consistent thorn in Trump's side, voting against his signature tax and spending cuts bill, helping to force the justice department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, and insisting on congressional oversight over the military actions in Venezuela and Iran. Now he faces a bruising primary against his Trump-endorsed challenger, Ed Gallrein."
Pete Hegseth visited Kentucky to support Ed Gallrein, who is challenging incumbent congressman Thomas Massie in a Republican primary. Hegseth said he was speaking in a personal capacity as a private citizen and described Gallrein as a warfighter forged through service. Hegseth referenced advice from President Trump about being tough as he took on the defense role. The primary in Kentucky is viewed as a test of Donald Trump’s influence within the Republican Party. Trump has attacked Massie for defying him and urged voters to remove him from office. Massie has opposed Trump-aligned legislation and pushed for oversight and disclosure related to government actions, while Gallrein is backed by Trump.
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