Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, Thomas Massie warns after primary loss

Ousted Republican congressman says his party is facing ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ over president’s agenda

Donald Trump’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the president.

Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, became the latest of Trump’s targets to be defeated in the party’s primaries this week. He had repeatedly broken with the president over military action against Iran, government spending and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.