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Trump Targets Massie With Primary Challenger and New Super PAC

GOP leaders have refrained from defending Massie despite mounting pressure from the president’s team.

Thomas Massie (R-KY) can be seen speaking to reporters as he leaves a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 04, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens during a joint subcommittee hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Overview

  • President Trump branded Rep. Thomas Massie a “third rate” congressman for opposing the ‘big, beautiful bill’ and pledged to campaign for a Republican challenger in Kentucky’s 4th District.
  • Former campaign aides Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio launched the MAGA KY super PAC to recruit and back a candidate against Massie in the GOP primary.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson declined to endorse Massie for reelection, citing his duty to protect incumbents even as he acknowledged sharing the president’s frustration.
  • Massie raised $140,000 from more than 1,600 donors within 24 hours of Trump’s attacks, signaling robust grassroots support.
  • The Kentucky Republican continues to co-lead a bipartisan war powers resolution with Rep. Ro Khanna aimed at restricting further U.S. intervention in Iran.