Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousts Thomas Massie in Kentucky fight for US Congress seat, NBC News projects

Ed ​Gallrein, boosted ​by ‌the backing of ​U.S. President Donald Trump, ousted ‌incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie, a prominent Trump critic, on Tuesday ‌to become the Republican Party's nominee ‌to represent Kentucky's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of ⁠Representatives, ​NBC News ⁠projected.

Tuesday's primary vote was seen ⁠as a test of Trump's ​powers to persuade Republican voters to ⁠punish his critics. Massie has represented ⁠parts ​of northen Kentucky in the House since ⁠2012, and has been an outspoken ⁠critic ⁠of Trump during the president's second term.