Good evening, everyone. I'm Laura Coates on this busy election night that proved yet again the president is still powerful enough to end political careers of those who dare cross him. Just look at the state holding the marquee race in tonight's primaries. Kentucky.

GOP congressman Thomas Massey lost in his Trump-backed opponent Ed Gowreen, Galrine, excuse me, but it's the price for going

against Trump on multiple issues, including the Epstein files, the president's signature tax bill,

and the Iran War. And Trump isn't exactly how he feels about tonight's result.

With Massey going down, of course, Trump is on what you could call a political revenge hot streak

because Republicans who have crossed him are now losing

their seats one race after another. GOP Senator Bill Cassidy knocked out in Louisiana. Five Indiana

Republicans who defied him on redistricting picked off politically. And now he's rolling the dice in another contested race,

this time, Texas. I'm talking about the Senate seat held by John Cornyn, a four-term Republican incumbent.

But Trump is siding with the challenger, maga loyalist Ken Paxton. The state's combative

and scandal plagued Attorney General. The president is going

all in with the runoff just one week away and of course early voting already underway.

Democrats think a Paxton victory will give Democratic nominee James Talrico a real opening in November.

And for that matter, so do some Republicans.

Lindsay Graham says Paxton has a path, but it's more and also more costly.

Susan Collins says she doesn't understand it, calling Paxton an ethically challenged individual.

And Lisa Murkowski says she is supremely

disappointed. I want to talk about with my political expert who are here for the hour. I'm glad to

have them. TW. Eriki, who is a former senior aide, Senator Lindsey Graham, Sochi Hinoosa,

seen infidel commentator and former DNC communications director. Her sister is actually running for governor in Texas. She Michael Singleton, a CNN political commentator and Republican strategist. And of course, Lulu Garcia Navarro, CNN contributor and New York Times journalist and podcast host. And a fabulous tie. I have to tell you.

I'm gonna look at it all night and be like,

okay, here we go.

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