Trump Takes Out Massie. The Evil of the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Plus. . .

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Trump Takes Out Massie. The Evil of the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Plus. . .

#politics #elections #violence #Donald Trump #Thomas Massie #Ed Gallrein #Islamic Center of San Diego #FBI

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Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary election in Kentucky to Ed Gallrein, a candidate backed by Donald Trump. The election results reflect Trump's continued influence within the Republican Party, as he won all major primaries in Georgia and Kentucky. In a separate incident, a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in three deaths, with the attackers leaving behind a manifesto expressing hate.

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▪Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary to Ed Gallrein, a Trump-backed challenger.
▪Trump won all major Republican primaries in Georgia and Kentucky.
▪Two teenagers opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three people and leaving a hate-filled manifesto.

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▪ Massie Ousted, Trump, Vance and Iran, San Diego Mosque Shooting Investigation — NPR
▪ San Diego mayor shamed at mosque shooting briefing: ‘Direct result of your leadership’ — Washington Examiner

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Trump Takes Out Massie. The Evil of the San Diego Mosque Shooting. Plus. . . Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary on May 19, 2026, to his Republican challenger, Ed Gallrein. (Jeffrey Dean/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Olivia Reingold on the Mangionistas. Did an AI-generated story just dupe a literary prize? Plus: Check out our new podcast, ‘The Lindbergh Conspiracies.’ And more. By The Free Press05.20.26 — The Front Page--:----:--Upgrade to Listen5 minsProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration211Presented byIt’s Wednesday, May 20. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Jed Rubenfeld on the president’s IRS self-dealing, and why a court might not be able to stop him.

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