Fact Check: Thomas Massie's primary loss and Trump's alleged Kentucky trip

**TL;DR Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary in Kentucky to Ed Gallrein, a race that set a record as the most expensive U.S. House primary ever. The claim that Donald Trump traveled to Kentucky to campaign against Massie and called him disloyal cannot be verified with the available evidence.

**Claim 1 Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary election to Ed Gallrein, and that race was the most expensive U.S. congressional primary in history.

**Evidence Kentucky Secretary of State live results show Ed Gallrein received 57,822 votes versus Thomas Massie's 47,539 in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary. An MSN article describes the Massie-Gallrein primary as the most expensive United States House primary race in history.

**Verdict True.

**Analysis Official state election results confirm Massie's defeat, and a reputable news report notes the unprecedented spending, with no contradictory sources found.

**Claim 2 Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, was defeated in his party's primary election this week.

**Evidence The same Kentucky Secretary of State results show Gallrein's victory over Massie in the Republican primary, and the MSN article covers the competitive race that resulted in Massie's loss.

**Verdict True.

**Analysis The vote totals directly support the claim, and no evidence contradicts it.

**Claim 3 Donald Trump traveled to Kentucky to campaign against Thomas Massie and called him disloyal to the United States of America.

**Evidence The Kentucky Secretary of State live results contain no mention of Trump's travel or statements. The MSN article on the primary expense and candidates does not reference a Trump visit or the \"disloyal\" remark.

**Verdict Unverifiable.

**Analysis Without independent sources confirming Trump's presence in Kentucky or his alleged comment, the claim remains unsubstantiated; confidence is low.

Watch for how Massie's post-primary commentary influences Republican voters in the upcoming November elections and whether any further evidence emerges about Trump's involvement in the Kentucky race.