Trump Says Massie Loss Boosts Rand Paul Ahead of 2028 Race
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Trump Says Massie Loss Boosts Rand Paul Ahead of 2028 Race

Trump praises Senator Rand Paul as terrific and predicts a strong reelection run in two years while pointing to what he calls the Massie massacre in Kentucky.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 28, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump said that a Kentucky political defeat he called the Massie massacre has strengthened Senator Rand Paul, the state’s junior Republican senator, ahead of a reelection campaign two years away.