Kentucky GOP brawl focuses on Trump, racial matters

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians are accustomed to bare-knuckled politics, but the brawl between a Republican congressman and his primary challenger has turned especially ugly. Rep. Thomas Massie and challenger Todd McMurtry have battered each other in the 4th District. They’ve bickered over their support of President Donald Trump. Massie drew Trump’s wrath for trying to stall a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package. Trump denounced Massie as a “third rate Grandstander.” McMurtry was put on the defensive by his past social media posts lampooning Trump. The winner of the June 23 primary will be favored to keep the seat Republican in November.