Trump set to host Kentucky midterm rally

President Trump is set to host a Kentucky rally this weekend as part of his midterm blitz . The event is in support of Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Ed Gallrein, who is running for Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-K.Y.) congressional seat.

The rally is scheduled for Saturday in Highland Heights, a town in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District that has voted red for the House since 2002, according to the Republican National Committee. Massie lost in the GOP primary to Gallrein, who faces Democrat Melissa Strange next month.

Massie became an adversary of Trump’s over the release of the Epstein files and the Iran war . He said in September, the president’s “comeuppance will happen on Election Day.”

The rally’s site, near the border of Ohio, falls within Cincinnati’s media market. It marks the third visit by Trump to the region as the GOP seeks to defend vulnerable candidates.

Though Trump carried Ohio in each of his presidential bids — winning it by more than 11 percentage points in 2024 — the red-leaning Buckeye State governor’s mansion has the potential to flip.

Democrat Amy Acton leads Republican Vivek Ramaswamy by 8 percentage points, according to a new CNN poll . Decision Desk HQ’s, a partner of The Hill, polling averages now show Acton up roughly 4 points, rating the race a toss-up.

Trump and his allies hope this campaign blitz in red and purple districts will help to energize base voters. His stops in Ohio so far have included rallies in Dayton and Youngstown. Vice President Vance traveled last week to Lima for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio).

Husted — who was appointed to fill Vance’s old Senate seat — is seeking his first full term against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in a year where the GOP is on the defensive amid growing voter dissatisfaction over rising gas and grocery prices , partially because of the ongoing war in Iran.

A Suffolk University poll released late last month showed the former senator leading Husted 47 percent to 44 percent among registered voters, while a CNN/SSRS poll released in October showed Brown leading 49 percent to 43 percent among registered voters.