6 States Hold Midterm Primaries as Trump's Grip on GOP Tested

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Americans in six states are voting today: Oregon, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia, and all eyes are on Kentucky, where CNN projects that incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas Massie will lose to Trump-backed primary challenger, retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. Plus, a new revelation about the already stunning agreement between the president and his IRS, which could send hundreds of millions of dollars to January 6th insurrectionists. Now, the deal includes potentially huge tax relief for the president and his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening. Welcome to another election night in America, and it has happened again.
0:11.0	The president has just taken down another Republican who has crossed him.
0:14.0	Americans in six states voting tonight, Oregon, Idaho, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Georgia.
0:19.0	But all eyes are on Kentucky, where CNN has just projected that incumbent Republican Congressman
0:24.4	Thomas Massey will lose to a Trump-backed primary challenger, retired Navy C.L.
0:29.7	Ed Galrhine.
0:31.3	Earlier today, the president put in one more bad word for Congressman Massey.
0:35.0	Thomas Massey is a terrible congressman.
0:38.3	He's been a terrible congressman from day one.
0:41.3	Dealing with him is just a horrible.
0:44.3	I don't think he's a Republican.
0:46.3	I think he's actually a Democrat.
0:49.3	Well, the president's gone so far as to threaten to back a
0:51.3	challenger against another Republican congresswoman, Lauren Bo Bobert for her support of Congressman Massey.
0:57.8	And a look ahead to next week's primary runoff in Texas.
1:00.4	The president today endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who's running against longtime
1:04.6	Republican Senator John Cornyn.
1:06.3	The president posted about Cornyn saying he's a, quote, good man and I worked well with
1:10.4	him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough.
1:13.6	We're also focusing on Pennsylvania where Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro has been campaigning, even though he's unopposed tonight.
1:19.8	He is, however, also consider a potential 2028 presidential contender, and we'll get into that later this evening.
1:26.2	First, I want to go to CNN Chief National
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