Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary

South Africa

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Cape Town. Pro-Israel lobbying groups spent more than $15 million to defeat Massie: AIPAC and its allies outspent in a primary election that became the most expensive in House of Representatives history.

Canada

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Western bloc critical of Trump consolidation · 6 of 11 countries

Ottawa sees Trump's influence over the Republican Party demonstrated once again in Massie's defeat, while highlighting that this internal purge strategy could weaken the GOP ahead of the midterms.

Spain

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Madrid sees Thomas Massie's defeat as proof that Trump has consolidated absolute control over the Republican Party, eliminating any internal dissent with an efficiency that worries European capitals.

United States

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Washington sees Massie's defeat as the clearest demonstration of Trump's control over the Republican Party, but also as a warning signal for his own legislative ambitions ahead of the midterms.

France

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Paris sees Thomas Massie's defeat as a demonstration that Donald Trump has transformed the Republican Party into a machine of personal loyalty, where any dissent - even marginal - is translated into an organized electoral sanction.

India

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New Delhi sees Thomas Massie's defeat as confirmation of Trump's unchallenged dominance over the Republican Party, contrasting with the geopolitical setbacks of a president described as 'losing abroad but winning at home'.

Israel

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Tel Aviv sees Thomas Massie's defeat as a warning to dissenting voices within the GOP and proof of the effectiveness of pro-Israel networks in US domestic politics, as Jerusalem welcomes the defeat of a Republican deemed the most hostile to Israel in Congress as confirmation that support for the Jewish state remains a cornerstone of the Republican Party under Trump.

Qatar

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Doha places the defeat of Massie under the angle of the weight of the pro-Israeli lobby in US domestic politics, as much as under that of the authoritarian consolidation of the Republican Party by Donald Trump.

United Kingdom

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London sees Trump's defeat of Thomas Massie as proof of a personal grip on the Republican Party, a 'revenge tour' that raises questions about the electoral solidity of the conservative camp ahead of the midterms.

Russia

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Moscow views this Kentucky primary as a demonstration of the pro-Israel lobby's power over the US electoral system, further proof that Washington is not sovereign over its own political choices.

Singapore

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Western bloc critical of Trump consolidation · 6 of 11 countries

Singapore views Trump's ousting of Massie as proof of a systematic purge of the Republican Party, orchestrated by Trump at the expense of his party's electoral coherence ahead of the midterms.