Thomas Massie, a current REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative from Kentucky (4th District), was defeated in the primary election against a trump-backed, Ed Gallrein. Pro-Israel groups supported Galleria in "the most expensive advertising campaign on record." Massie is one of several that Trump was determined to oust.
Massie has pushed back against Trump on a number of key issues, including the Iran war. He criticized Trump's tariff policies. He was one of the two house Republicans who voted against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He was a co-author of legislation that forced the Department of Justice to release the files linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
In other words, he is one of the few Republicans willing to say out loud that the emperor does not have on beautiful clothes. He's naked as a jay-bird.
Massie has already filed to run for office again in the 2028 race.
Meanwhile, he still has until January, 2027 to continue to push against trump's insane policies. In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press shortly after the election, he promised to identify more individuals whose names were redacted from files connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
We need to support him in his efforts. Having two viable and sane political parties is vital to our system. When a Republican shows signs of decency, we need to encourage it. When one of them shows extreme courage as Massie has, we need to reward it! Standing up against trump seems to be very risky in more ways than one, but Massie is doing it and did it well before the elections. His pushbacks began within a month or two of trump taking office.
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Massie files to run in 2028 after losing House primary - Politico - Advertising spending in his primary fight — the most expensive on record — surpassed $32 million as pro-Israel interest groups poured millions into the effort to unseat Massie, who has been an outspoken critic of Israel during his time in Congress.
Thomas Massie files to run in 2028 after losing to Trump pick Ed Gallrein - The Guardian. Massie sharply criticized the use of AI in political advertising in the race, in which one ad realistically depicted him accompanying two female Democratic leaders into a hotel room.
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Representative Thomas Massie
2371 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3465
110 W. Jefferson St. Suite 100 LaGrange, KY 40031 Phone: (502) 265-9119
541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 208Crescent Springs, KY 41017 Phone: (859) 426-0080
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Representative Thomas Massie
2371 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3465
110 W. Jefferson St.
Suite 100
LaGrange, KY 40031
Phone: (502) 265-9119
541 Buttermilk Pike
Suite 208
Crescent Springs, KY 41017
Phone: (859) 426-0080