NOW. THE AVERAGE THERE FOR 15. WELL, THERE HAS BEEN A BIG SHAKEUP IN THE CROWDED RACE FOR U.S. SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL SEAT OVER IN KENTUCKY. NATE MORRIS IS NOW DROPPING OUT. TODAY, THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE WAS ASKING HIM TO END HIS CAMPAIGN TO JOIN HIS ADMINISTRATION AS AN AMBASSADOR. HE WROTE IN A POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL. NATE IS OXFORD EDUCATED, TOUGH AS NAILS, LOVES OUR GREAT NATION AND WILL REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES VERY WELL, OVERSEAS OR OTHERWISE. THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE WILL BE ANNOUNCING MORRIS’S NEW ROLE SOMETIME SOON. HE WENT ON TO ENDORSE ANDY BARR IN THAT U.S. SENATE RACE, WRITING IN PART, I KNOW ANDY WELL, AND HE IS ALWAYS A VOTE WE CAN COUNT ON BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THINGS DONE AND MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. I ENDORSED ANDY YEARS AGO FOR CONGRE
President Donald Trump endorses Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky U.S. Senate race
Updated: 11:17 PM EDT May 1, 2026
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the race for a United States Senate seat in Kentucky.On Friday night, Trump endorsed Rep. Andy Barr in the race, choosing Barr over other Republican candidates in the primary. With longtime Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell choosing not to run for re-election in 2026, candidates have been lining up for a chance to succeed him and represent the Bluegrass State.“I know Andy well, and he is always a Vote we can count on because he knows what it takes to GET THINGS DONE and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I Endorsed Andy years ago, in his first Race, and all others, for Congress, and he never let me down,” Trump wrote of Barr on Truth Social.Barr has served as the U.S. representative of Kentucky’s sixth congressional district since 2013.In a separate post before announcing his endorsement of Barr on Friday, Trump said he spoke with Nate Morris and has asked him to step aside from the race to join his administration as an ambassador.Morris responded to the statement in a post on X, saying he is also endorsing Barr in the race. Kentucky’s primary election is on May 19, when voters will also decide on candidates for Kentucky’s fourth congressional district, which is currently held by Rep. Thomas Massie. Trump has thrown his support behind Massie’s Republican challenger in the primary, Ed Gallrein.
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the race for a United States Senate seat in Kentucky.
On Friday night, Trump endorsed Rep. Andy Barr in the race, choosing Barr over other Republican candidates in the primary.
With longtime Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell choosing not to run for re-election in 2026, candidates have been lining up for a chance to succeed him and represent the Bluegrass State.
“I know Andy well, and he is always a Vote we can count on because he knows what it takes to GET THINGS DONE and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! I Endorsed Andy years ago, in his first Race, and all others, for Congress, and he never let me down,” Trump wrote of Barr on Truth Social.
Barr has served as the U.S. representative of Kentucky’s sixth congressional district since 2013.
In a separate post before announcing his endorsement of Barr on Friday, Trump said he spoke with Nate Morris and has asked him to step aside from the race to join his administration as an ambassador.
Morris responded to the statement in a post on X, saying he is also endorsing Barr in the race.
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I’m incredibly proud to join President Trump in endorsing @BarrForSenate. Like President Trump said, Andy knows what it takes to get things done and deliver BIG for the America First agenda.
It’s time for all Kentuckians to rally behind our next Senator, Andy Barr! pic.twitter.com/1YjGRezI1Z
— Nate Morris (@NateMorris) May 1, 2026
Kentucky’s primary election is on May 19, when voters will also decide on candidates for Kentucky’s fourth congressional district, which is currently held by Rep. Thomas Massie. Trump has thrown his support behind Massie’s Republican challenger in the primary, Ed Gallrein.