President Donald Trump addressed a packed crowd at the Verst Logistics Contract Packaging Facility in Hebron, Kentucky, on Wednesday afternoon, filling the warehouse venue with enthusiastic supporters.

The event, which drew around 1,000 attendees, took place in the 4th Congressional District ahead of the May 19 Republican primary. Trump used the roughly hour-long speech to promote his administration's economic achievements, including major manufacturing investments in the state such as Apple's $2.5 billion glass production facility in Harrodsburg and GE's reshoring efforts. He boasted of tax cuts driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average past 50,000 points and securing $18 trillion in investments.

Much of the rally focused on Trump's feud with Rep. Thomas Massie, the libertarian-leaning Republican whom he repeatedly called a "disaster" and "the worst." "Thomas Massie is a disaster for our party," Trump said, noting Massie's opposition to key policies including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and military actions in Iran and Venezuela. He accused Massie of disloyalty to the party, Kentucky voters and the nation.

Trump brought Massie's primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and farmer from Shelbyville, onstage for a "complete and total endorsement." "I wanted just give me someone with a warm body to beat Massie, and I got somebody with a warm body but a big beautiful brain and a great patriot," Trump said. Gallrein criticized Massie for "misrepresenting" the district and opposing the Iran operation as "unforgivable."

Trump also defended the U.S. military intervention in Iran on its 12th day, claiming victory was swift but stressing the need to "finish the job." He addressed rising oil prices linked to the conflict by touting an international agreement to release stockpiled reserves.

The speech paused briefly for a medical incident when a supporter fainted behind the stage; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz assisted first responders. Trump later shouted out influencer and boxer Jake Paul in the crowd, predicting he would run for office and offering an endorsement. Paul praised Kentuckians' "swag" and "fight."

Kentucky Republican Senate hopefuls U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, former Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Nate Morris attended, with Barr and Morris endorsing Gallrein. A small group of protesters gathered nearby, opposing Trump's deportation policies.

The rally capped a two-state tour that included a stop at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Reading, Ohio, emphasizing affordability and job growth amid economic pressures from the Iran conflict.