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The latest test of President Donald Trump\u2019s enduring hold on the Republican Party will be on full display in Kentucky on Tuesday night as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., fights for his political life in a race that has become a proxy war against the sitting president. <\/p>\n

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Massie is locked in a tight fight to be reelected to his ninth term as he attempts to head off a challenge from a Trump-backed candidate in what has become the most expensive primary race in U.S. history. Trump has personally gotten himself involved in the fight, repeatedly telling voters in Kentucky\u2019s 4th District to throw Massie out of office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThomas Massie is a disaster for our party,\u201d Trump told voters during a campaign event in March. \u201cHe comes from a state that I won by a landslide. We got to get rid of this loser. This guy is bad. He\u2019s disloyal to the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Massie has faced a primary challenger. But it is the first time he has faced a real threat. <\/p>\n

While Massie says his internal polling shows him in a dead heat with retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who has Trump\u2019s endorsement in the race. However, some public polls show Gallrein ahead.<\/p>\n

While Massie has long established himself as a political outsider unafraid to break with party leadership, that reputation has thrust him into the crosshairs with Trump over the last year and a half. <\/p>\n

The Kentucky Republican voted against Trump\u2019s massive tax package last summer, the centerpiece of the president\u2019s agenda. He has also opposed military action in Iran despite the president defending U.S. operations. <\/p>\n

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But the final nail in the coffin was likely Massie\u2019s role spearheading the effort to release all of the Justice Department\u2019s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein \u2014 something Trump tried to write off as a hoax and a waste of time. <\/p>\n

That effort has also split congressional Republicans, as some of Massie\u2019s colleagues joined him on the campaign trail over the weekend to endorse his reelection, much to Trump\u2019s dismay. At least one Republican, Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, was condemned by Trump for supporting Massie\u2019s bid, and he even went so far as to call on someone to challenge her for reelection. <\/p>\n

\u201cI support both of these men,\u201d Boebert wrote in a social media post afterward. \u201cAnd if that makes you angry, bless your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Massie\u2019s bid will be the latest test of Trump\u2019s hold over the Republican Party after successfully ousting Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who lost his primary on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Cassidy came in last in a three-way race for the Republican nomination, failing to qualify for a run-off next month. He was defeated after Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming notched the top two spots.<\/p>\n

That has put Trump on a winning streak, especially after ousting a number of state lawmakers in Indiana who opposed his bid to redraw its congressional map to notch more Republican wins in the midterms. <\/p>\n

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