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Trump Backs Andy Barr After Urging Nate Morris to Exit Kentucky Senate Primary

The move positions Barr as the frontrunner in a GOP stronghold with only Daniel Cameron still opposing him.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event, on Friday, May 1, in The Villages, Florida.
FILE - Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) questions Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Fudge testified before the committee about the role of affordable housing in the context of the proposed bipartisan infrastructure legislation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Trump endorsed Rep. Andy Barr on Friday shortly after saying he had asked rival Nate Morris to leave the race for an ambassadorship.
  • Nate Morris confirmed he would drop out and endorsed Barr, and his specific post in the administration has not yet been announced.
  • Barr now faces former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron in the Republican primary set for May 19.
  • Analysts and local outlets say the endorsement and job offer reshaped the field and made Barr the favorite in a state Republicans routinely carry.
  • This fits a pattern of Trump using endorsements and promised administration roles to steer GOP primaries, a tactic also reported in other races this cycle.