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Republican National Committee senior adviser Danielle Alvarez told Newsmax on Wednesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary defeat in Kentucky underscores President Donald Trump’s continued influence over the GOP, and she predicted the party would prevail in Georgia’s contested gubernatorial race regardless of which Republican emerges from a June runoff.

Massie lost his Republican primary Tuesday to Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and farmer, by about 10 percentage points in the most expensive U.S. House primary on record.

“You know, I think that nobody should bet against President Trump,” Alvarez said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “They need to remember that his original catchphrase is, ‘You’re fired.’”

Alvarez said the result showed Trump’s endorsement remains influential in Republican primaries.

“It just shows that the president’s endorsement is worth its weight in gold,” she said. “He still reigns and has understood our party.” She added, “Our movement understands the America First movement and the MAGA movement.”

She faulted Massie’s voting record, citing his opposition to Trump’s signature tax legislation and border-security funding.

“Thomas Massie worked and voted against the working families tax cuts, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, voted against funding the closing of the border and securing our southern border, which was a top priority of this president,” Alvarez said.

“It was a huge failure on his part, unfortunately, and the people have spoken as a result.”

Massie, first elected in 2012, broke with Trump on aid to Israel, the war in Iran, and the push to release Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein. He also voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, citing deficit concerns.

His defeat followed Sen. Bill Cassidy’s, R-La., third-place finish in Louisiana’s Senate primary Saturday, where Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., advanced to a June 27 runoff against state Treasurer John Fleming.

Turning to Georgia, Alvarez addressed the June 16 Republican runoff between Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson, who finished first and second Tuesday after neither candidate cleared 50%. The winner will face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who won the Democrat nomination.

“Jackson is a self-funder. Burt Jones was outspent 4-to-1 heading into last night’s primary,” Alvarez said. “We will certainly see what happens in the runoff. You know, I never tried to bet against President Trump.”

Jackson spent at least $50 million of his own money, while Jones contributed about $19 million. Total race spending exceeded $100 million.

Alvarez then turned to the general election, criticizing Bottoms.

“Hiked crime” and “soft on crime in Atlanta,” she said, calling Bottoms “a great opponent to go against for whoever the Republican nominee would be heading into November.”

Alvarez said the RNC would support Trump-aligned nominees through the November election.

“We’re going to work alongside him at the Republican National Committee as we head to November and win those general elections to hold the House and Senate,” she said.