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Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, warns ousted Republican Thomas Massie
GOP congressman says his party is set to count cost of ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ after primary defeat Donald Trump ’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the president. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, became the latest of Trump’s targets to be defeated in the party’s primaries this week. He had repeatedly broken with the president over military action against Iran, government spending and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, warns ousted Republican Thomas Massie, GOP congressman says his party is set to count cost of ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ after primary defeat Donald Trump ’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the president. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, became the latest of Trump’s targets to be defeated in the party’s primaries this week. He had repeatedly broken with the president over military action against Iran, government spending and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Continue reading…
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- Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, warns ousted Republican Thomas MassieThe Guardian - 2026-05-24T16:49:48+00:00
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