Last night, Donald Trump notched the latest victory in his cross-country revenge campaign against political apostates. Ed Gallrein, a Navy SEAL backed by the president, soundly defeated the seven-term representative Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District. The 10-point drubbing followed the triumphs of other Trump-tapped challengers in primaries in Louisiana and Indiana, which effectively ended the careers of local legislators and a sitting U.S. senator who had angered the president. 'This is basic political management of a party,' a senior White House adviser said yesterday, before the Kentucky contest. 'You have to keep everybody on the reservation. Occasionally you have to shoot a hostage. The next one is Thomas Massie.' Less than two hours after polls closed, Gallrein was projected as the winner. Gallrein has an illustrious military resume, but he has never held elected office and barely campaigned for this one, skipping every debate with Massie. What Gallrein...
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