Trump Endorsement Wins The Primary, Then Leaves The Campaign Website

LEXINGTON—Republican congressional nominee Ralph Alvarado removed at least five references to President Trump and a photograph of the two men from his campaign website after using Trump’s endorsement to win the Kentucky primary.

Before the May vote, the site described Alvarado as an early Trump supporter, an America First leader and a speaker at the 2016 Republican convention. The revised homepage promises independent leadership and emphasizes his work as a physician. Independence became available once dependence had completed the nomination process.

Trump carried Kentucky’s 6th District by 15 points in 2024. A Democratic campaign committee poll conducted this summer found Alvarado tied with his opponent at 47 percent while Trump’s approval in the district stood at 37 percent. The survey came from one side of the race, but the website edit was performed by the other.

Alvarado is part of a small group. Texas candidate Eric Flores replaced a homepage priority to support Trump’s agenda with one to lower the cost of living, moving his endorsement list to another page. California Rep. James Gallagher also removed Trump’s endorsement from his campaign site after a special-election victory.

Trump has asked midterm voters to pretend he is on the ballot. His candidates are testing the complementary strategy in which he was on the website, until the part of the election when more voters began looking at it.