By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-after-massie-defeat-trump-says-it-doesnt-work-out-well-when-gop-members-vote-against-him Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: After Massie defeat, Trump says it 'doesn't work out well' when GOP members vote against him Politics May 20, 2026 11:07 AM EDT President Donald Trump celebrated primary night wins and said GOP leadership "will be all right" on Wednesday. Watch Trump's full remarks to reporters in the video player above. As he prepared to travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut to deliver a commencement address, the president said to reporters that he "had a great number of victories" in Tuesday's elections and that he "won all races." READ MORE: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP. 6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries "Not just [Rep. Thomas] Massie. Massie's a low life," Trump said. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump was asked if he spoke to Senate Republican leadership about going up against an incumbent in his endorsement Tuesday of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over GOP Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race. "I did. They'll be all right with it. They want to win. I know how to win," Trump said. He added a moment later: "Some of them don't know how to win. I know how to win." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump celebrated primary night wins and said GOP leadership "will be all right" on Wednesday. Watch Trump's full remarks to reporters in the video player above. As he prepared to travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut to deliver a commencement address, the president said to reporters that he "had a great number of victories" in Tuesday's elections and that he "won all races." READ MORE: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP. 6 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries "Not just [Rep. Thomas] Massie. Massie's a low life," Trump said. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump was asked if he spoke to Senate Republican leadership about going up against an incumbent in his endorsement Tuesday of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over GOP Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race. "I did. They'll be all right with it. They want to win. I know how to win," Trump said. He added a moment later: "Some of them don't know how to win. I know how to win." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now