Rep. Thomas Massie says breaks with Trump were ‘absolutely worth it’
Massie said his push to release Jeffrey Epstein records and his break with Trump were worth the loss, and warned Republicans they may pay a price.
- On Sunday, Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie told NBC's Kristen Welker during "Meet the Press" that challenging Trump was "absolutely worth it for me," despite losing his Kentucky House seat last Tuesday.
- Last Tuesday, the seven-term congressman lost his primary to retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in the most expensive House primary in American history, one week after Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy also lost re-election following Trump's endorsement of his opponent.
- Massie credited his bipartisan effort with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna to release Jeffrey Epstein files as his "biggest crime" against the swamp, while also opposing Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added about $3.8 trillion to the deficit.
- Predicting significant November losses, the outgoing Republican warned the GOP has alienated fiscal hawks, Make America Healthy Again supporters, and foreign policy noninterventionists—coining "Trump Disappointment Syndrome" to describe right-wing disaffection that will damage party prospects.
- Last week, Senate Republicans appeared uneasy about the $1 billion White House ballroom security funding, signaling potential breaks from Trump on spending priorities, though Massie acknowledged his principled stand was "absolutely worth it for me" personally.
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Why Railing Against the "Epstein Class" Didn't Save Thomas Massie
The big news this past week was out of Kentucky. U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, the onetime libertarian gadfly and now podcast-style critic of Israel and the “Epstein class,” lost in a primary to Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL endorsed by President Trump and AIPAC.The big takeaway with Massie’s bruising defeat is that Trump is still the big dog. The president can still knock out members of his own party with relative ease—even people, like …
Thomas Massie election: Losing the battle, winning the war
On May 19, 2026, thirty-two million dollars bought a congressional seat in Kentucky — and with it, a glimpse of what American democracy has become. The defeat of seven-term Congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Fourth District primary on May 19, 2026, marked a watershed moment in the long history of corporate and special-interest distortion of US elections. Everyone has known for a very long time that money swings elections, but it is rare to …
Rep. Ro Khanna Mourns Thomas Massie’s Downfall After Trump Movement Ends His Career
The Patriot Perspective has recently switched its main platform from YouTube, and we would greatly appreciate it if you subscribed to us there. [HERE] Rep. Ro Khanna appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and reacted to the political downfall of Rep. Thomas Massie, one of the most anti-Trump Republicans in Congress. Khanna, a California Democrat, has worked closely with Massie on several issues, including efforts related to Iran’s war powers and the r…
‘This is gonna cost the party’: Rebel Republican scorches Trump’s GOP with dire prediction
With the midterm elections fast approaching in November, outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) issued a bleak prediction for his party’s chances at the ballot box, and laid most of the blame on the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers he argued were overly loyal to the president.Appearing on N...
Thomas Massie Pinpoints Moment When Swamp’s Knives Came Out Against Him
Outgoing Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday his efforts to force the release of Department of Justice files related to registered sex offender Jeffrey ... The post Thomas Massie Pinpoints Moment When Swamp’s Knives Came Out Against Him first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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