Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith has the latest on the Kentucky primary on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
In one of the most crowded Republican Senate primaries in the country. PresidentDonald Trump'sthumb on the scale proved the difference maker.
Rep. Andy Barr. R-Ky., came out on top of an 11-person bar fight in Kentucky, teeing him up for a showdown in November to replace retiring Sen.Mitch McConnell,R-Ky., a one-time ally-turned-thorn in Trump's side.
Though it’s a race overshadowed by another contest, where Trump is the driving factor in the state, it’s still significant, given that Barr. his Democratic opponent will be at the forefront of change in the political status quo of the Bluegrass state.
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Rep. Andy Barr. R-Ky., came out on top of a crowded field to win the Republican nomination for Senate in Kentucky, fueled by an endorsement from President Donald Trump in his quest to win retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images; Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Whoever comes out on top in November will replace McConnell, the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history, who has been a political force. polarizing figure during his decades in the upper chamber.
But like so many races during this. previous cycles in the Trump era, the president was the main factor on the Republican side. And Barr’s bid for the upper chamber after serving seven terms in the House was spurred by alate endorsement from Trumpearlier this month.
"We did have a lead before the endorsement," Barr said during a campaign event on Monday. "Our lead has skyrocketed since then in the polling that we're looking at, but we don't take anything for granted."
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It helped him topple his main opponent. former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who remained confident that even without Trump’s coveted endorsement, he could still win.
"I think people are tired of the games that are played in Washington. want somebody that's looking out for their interests," Cameron toldlocal news outletWHAS11before Election Day.
Trump lauded Barr for his loyalty to him. added that he is the "only Candidate who will easily defeat the Democrat in what will be one of the most important Elections in American History."
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Daniel Cameron, former Kentucky attorney general and U.S. Senate candidate, delivers a speech at the 145th annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic on Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky.(Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service)
Trump also touted Barr as a strong supporter ofeliminating the filibuster. the voting barrier that has derailed the GOP’s Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.
The legislation has so far wallowed in the background in the upper chamber, thanks in part to Democrats’ strong objections to it. a lack of support among Republicans to pass it. Last month, a version of theSAVE America Act failedto gain enough Republican support at a simple 50-vote threshold.
"He will do everything in his power to get it done," Trump said. "It is desperately needed by the Republican Party to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT,. all other things necessary for a strong and brilliant Country!"
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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