The frustration with the Rand Paul and Thomas Massie political opposition is understandable. However, this approach by President Trump comes with the possibility of a backfire.
PRESIDENT TRUMP – “Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky is not MAGA, even though he likes to say he is. Actually, MAGA doesn’t want him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him. He is a negative force who almost always Votes “NO,” no matter how good something may be. He’s a simple minded “grandstander” who thinks it’s good politics for Iran to have the highest level Nuclear weapon, while at the same time yelling “DEATH TO AMERICA” at every chance they get.
Iran has killed and maimed thousands of Americans, and even took over the American Embassy in Tehran under the Carter Administration. We had a spectacular military success yesterday, taking the “bomb” right out of their hands (and they would use it if they could!) but, as usual, and despite all of the praise and accolades received, this “lightweight” Congressman is against what was so brilliantly achieved last night in Iran.
Massie is weak, ineffective, and votes “NO” on virtually everything put before him (Rand Paul, Jr.), no matter how good something may be. He is disrespectful to our great military, and all that they stand for, not even acknowledging their brilliance and bravery in yesterday’s attack, which was a total and complete WIN. Massie should drop his fake act and start putting America First, but he doesn’t know how to get there — he doesn’t have a clue!
He’ll undoubtedly vote against the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, even though non-passage means a 68% Tax Increase for everybody, and many things far worse than that. MAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, like the plague! The good news is that we will have a wonderful American Patriot running against him in the Republican Primary, and I’ll be out in Kentucky campaigning really hard. MAGA is not about lazy, grandstanding, nonproductive politicians, of which Thomas Massie is definitely one. Thank you to our incredible military for the AMAZING job they did last night. It was really SPECIAL!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” (LINK)
(VIA AXIOS) – President Trump’s political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent, Axios has learned.
Trump’s $500 million political apparatus is the most powerful, well-funded force in American politics — and gives Trump a weapon with which to target any lawmaker who crosses him.
Trump’s team has launched Kentucky MAGA, a super PAC devoted to defeating Massie in the May 2026 primary.
The organization will be run by Trump’s senior political advisers, Tony Fabrizio and Chris LaCivita.
LaCivita said the PAC would spend “whatever it takes” to defeat Massie.
Plans for taking on Massie were in the works before the congressman decided to call Trump’s attack on Iran unconstitutional, a Trump aide said. (more)
Working on getting a viable candidates to replace them would be much more productive than trying to publicly shame/bully them.
Massie is Liz Cheney. Trump is sending a message to Rs that if you vote against the big, beautiful bill, you will get a primary challenger.
Massie was an anti-Trump and pro DeSantis supporter along with Chip Roy. Massie is a RINO (in all caps)
No he’s not.
The RINO’s only speak out when the knife is sliding in your back.
He speaks out even when not popular.
That said, never put 100% of your trust in a man. Not even Trump.
This will backfire on Trump.
“Trump is sending a message to Rs”
That’s an interesting take!!
He will lose his seat now and he deserves to. Calling today’s success unconstitutional was a slap across America’s face. People are tired of GOP feckless posturing. Too much is at stake.
It may backfire with Mitch and Co. maneuvering to get a democrat elected, but given how the Kentucky GOP operates, that just gives Mitch and Co. one less vote to hold out for sale – their favorite trick they play at our expense.
Massie tipped his cards today and gave away his hand.
Don’t kid yourself that it’s just about the money. They LOVE the prestige and know it’s GONE the second they lose their seat.
Unless Elon has changed his mind I recall, he vowed to finance MAGA primary challengers running against RINO INCUMBENTS who opposed PDJT.
Also RFK JR’s running mate said something similar.
There really isn’t much a political ‘ market”
for these nevrrtrhumper ideas.
When one is always against the President, it tends to indicate a personal gripe rather than clearheadeded thinking. Massie is a sorehead anti-Trumper. Has made no secret od it.
Anyway, he’s a hick in pursuit of money.
“I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.”
– – Winston Churchill
He is far from being a hick. He is an M.I.T. entrepreneur that built a successful technology company in Boston.
Maybe this is why he thinks he’s far superior to the rest of us!
makes him worse than a hick. M.I.T. may not be ivy, but it shares the ideology. He is no different then from the Silicon Valley Big Tech.
and in BOSTON???
I agree, after moving to CT in 2008, I’ve a a lot from the Ivy’s and MIT. The large majority are arrogant and truly believe they are smarter than everyone else. I’m a smart guy, made it through nuke school when the attrition rate was very very high….so I can attest that half to those people are some of the dumbest people I have ever met, however, they are the third or fourth generation going to one of those schools.
Maybe that’s his problem- maybe he met Jonathan Gruber at MIT.
So what. I know a lot of smart people with zero common sense. To continue to buck the most powerful man in the world would you agree ain’t the smartest thing to do.
Sometimes it takes smarts and guts to do so.
Too much confirmation bias going on around here.
Wake up folks.
That sounds like he fits right in with his constituency.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114729009239087163
We’re not talking about regime change but we’re talking about regime change
This goes against a popular narrative the last couple days
Trump’s kinda Trumpy that way
See a pattern??
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/20/trump-farmers-migrant-labor/84291870007/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-12/trump-says-his-deportation-drive-is-sparking-concerns-over-jobs
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/trump-ice-farms-hotels-restaurants
We’re looking at doing something where, in the case of good, reputable farmers, they can take responsibility for the people that they hire and let them have responsibility, because we can’t put the farms out of business,”
If “take responsibility” means making them legal workers who aren’t on the dole, how can anyone be against this?
Exactly.
There IS a viable, ‘working’ guest worker program, specifically tailored for seasinal workerd, such as ag and hospitality workers.
Insuring their employees enter using that program, is doing the right thing.
Dutch, it blows my mind at how many people just take the bait and follow the line of the influencers. As you and Elle point out, using programs that are in place to ensure legal migration for work is exactly doing the right thing.
Trump never said he wouldn’t do that instead he said he will get the illegal criminals out. And he, IMO, is doing that while at the same time working through how to ensure those illegals who have only taken advanatage of loose adherence or lack of adherence to work visas and other means of legal migration are not put in the same bucket as the murderers, thieves, and gang bangers.
Yes, they are all “criminals” but nuance is vital to treating each situation appropriately, that’s the due process the Marxist and RINOS keep ignoring.
Well, when John Bolton is congratulating Trump something is definitely concerning. I do hope that with his “agreeing” to bomb Iran, Trump gets his Big Beautiful Bill without hiccups AND several straight up clean DOGE recission bills without any CONgressional flack and backsliding.
I think bombing Iran is worth at least $100B codified DOGE savings. If he doesn’t get anything, what has been achieved?
John Bolton would congratulate you if you dropped bombs on his mother.
I think if you can get rid of a Nuclear threat from Iran and comprehensively enhance your negotiating positions, you’ve had a good day.
Exactly. Bolton and Pence complimenting DJT is more fodder to use against him.
Both of these two clowns are anathema to MAGA. I suspect the pats on the back are a deliberate attempt to alienate Trump supporters.
Colonel Douglass MacGregor says this is the start of the war, nit the end.
Will Iran block the Straight of Hormouth and lock 50 oil tankers up? Step 1?
If they block the Straight of Hormuz, won’t that substantially diminish the amount of oil China gets from Iran?
I heard that the Chinese rely heavily on Iranian oil.
It is likely that the Iranians are selective in allowing their customers’ tankers to circulate freely.
Blockade for all others wishing to load or unload goods outside Iran.
Iran’s parliament has decided to close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil trade, leaving final approval to the country’s National Security Council. The move came as tensions in the region peaked over the ongoing exchange of attacks between Iran and Israel on June 22, 2025. The decision followed US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities that sparked shipping chaos and new threats from Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Following the US strikes on facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on Sunday night, 17 oil tankers left the Gulf to avoid the risks, while only three vessels dared to enter the region. According to the Marine Traffic website, ships leaving the Gulf moved in organized groups for fear of interception, while 37 ships lingered in front of the Strait of Hormuz, assessing the safety of passage. Among them, the British-flagged tanker Mountains of Maru changed course, heading south, a sign of growing instability.
The conflict escalated after the US backed Israel by attacking Iranian targets with bunker busters and cruise missiles. Iran responded by firing rockets at Israeli cities and also attacked the Ghadir base, a Revolutionary Guard missile base in Yazd, and Bushehr International Airport. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the explosions at Bushehr disrupted the airport, although there were no casualties reported. Israel, for its part, continued its operations, targeting Iranian military targets.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have also stepped up their activities. Yemeni army spokesman Yahya Saree confirmed their intention to attack American vessels in the Red Sea, calling on Washington to withdraw its ships from the country’s territorial waters. Mohammed al-Buheiti, a member of the Houthi politburo, said the ceasefire with the US, reached in May 2025, was no longer valid due to the American actions. According to Middle Eastern sources, the Houthis have deployed additional drone launchers in the Hodeida area, increasing their threat.
Tensions have also spilled over into Iraq. The US embassy in Baghdad has been partially evacuated, a US embassy official told Al Jazeera. Some staff have left the country due to rising risks in the region, indicating fears of escalation. In Iran, authorities have stepped up security at strategic sites, including oil terminals in Bandar Abbas, in preparation for possible retaliatory strikes.
Подробнее на: https://avia-pro.net/news/parlament-irana-prinyal-reshenie-perekryt-ormuzskiy-proliv
For those who aren’t good at cards, here is “the “tell”.
“The conflict escalated after the US backed Israel by attacking Iranian targets”
“ The decision followed US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities that sparked shipping chaos”.
Huh. No mention of uranium enrichment by radical Ayatollahs to provide context. Go figure
It will hurt China more than us.
John Bolton’s son said Diane Feinstein shot Harvey Milk. Pelosi was there.
Whatever Mr Massie’s past strengths and weaknesses, falsely accusing the CIC of an “unconstitutional order” is a pointless blunder… although it sounds like he’s not going to suffer financially from the likely career change in any event. Makes one wonder what’s going on politically in Kentucky…
McConnell, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie. Not sending their best 😂
We in SD feel your pain with our Trifecta of evil retards.
What do they have in common: KY – the place that can’t vote a Republican Gov in office-cycle elections.
Rand Paul is not good?!?
What are you smoking?
What’s he done? Besides fight Trump on the BBB?
Ok, I’ll take the bait, but first, how is he good? Name bills, action items, and positive results Rand Paul has obtained while in office? And clenching teeth and fists in front of cameras doesn’t count.
and a democratic governor in a real red state. Kind of like West Virginia with Manchin.
Most Kentuckians reject the cult-like mentality and are well aware of who is behind these attacks, given that the same foreign lobbying group spent $500,000 to defeat him in the last cycle.
Iran ‘threatened Trump with sleeper-cell revenge terrorist attacks inside US’ days BEFORE nuclear strikes
Iran warned Donald Trump it would unleash sleeper cell terrorists to wreak havoc on US soil if he attacked, according to reports.
Trump received a communiqué from the regime just days before he ordered US military strikes on its nuclear facilities, sources told NBC News.
The official message was delivered to Trump through an intermediary at the G7 summit in Canada last week
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14836979/Iran-threatened-Trump-sleeper-cell-revenge-terrorist-attacks-nuclear-strikes.html
It appears that President Trump is the wrong President to threaten…
We’ll see where oil prices go, and we just bombed three empty buildings? That’s success?
Persians aren’t dummies.
We SHOULD be able to supply a lot of oil to the world market:
-We have the Bakken operation in ND more able to restart.
-We have new areas available for drilling on Alaska’s North Slope.
-The Texas Permian basin be able to make more progress now.
-If oil prices rise a bit, Eastern Colorado’s oil shale industry should come online.
-And Western PA’s Marcellus should be able to deliver domestically.
-Mexico has a lot also.
Is it that we’re still short refineries? Mexico’s Gulf Coast too?
What % of our petroleum needs to mess with the Houthis on the Red Sea & the Iranians at Hormuz?
Or deal with Venezuela?
What insider told you they were empty? Or are the paid “influencers” impacting your thinking? Where did read or hear that the buildings were empty?
Of people? Sure, maybe and good, then peoples’ lives were spared, that’s a good thing. But I doubt it. They didn’t even know this was coming. And furthermore, they definitely didn’t get anything out of those buildings.
It’s as if X is manifesting itself in this message board lately.
Massie isn’t wrong.
Massie is a backstabbing MAGA traitor.
Absolutely.
Well, he’s definitely not right!
Massie was fine with the Soviet trials against Trump and never came to defend him. He’s dead to me. All he cares about is money. None of that matters if we enable lawfare.
Pray tell, how is Massie not wrong to use the successful fait accompli to say it was an unconstitutional order?
Please enlighten me as to what was accomplished by his feckless gesture?
“Turban Man Bad” is a CIA proxy…a deliberately manufactured and exploited war machine stockpiled with fundamentalist zeal
cuz no matter what, gotta leave the axe handle sticking out
So, along that logic…. Since antifa and BLM are manufactured, I guess I don’t need to worry about them burning down my business?
Tell me, what were the downsides of taking out Iran’s underground enrichment bunkers?
Just cause we created fanatic killers, it doesn’t mean we should give them nukes to play with.
The key to stopping forever wars is eliminating the machine that creates them
Avoiding foreign conflicts is one thing, but addressing the cancer as opposed to treating the symptoms provides the best chances for world peace
Iran is just geography and demographics…kinda like Kiev, Sarajevo, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Idlib, Tripoli…
https://youtu.be/6DXDU48RHLU?si=kUq0YdW6pQzpMIvp
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/former-us-diplomat-nuland-joins-law-firm-covington-2024-12-02/#:~:text=Nuland%20cited%20the%20Russia%20and,numbers%2C%20legal%20recruiters%20told%20Reuters.
Regime change is no longer just a concern for foreign governments
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp979w055o
Your point is interesting but irrelevant to the discussion at hand.
Massie has revealed that he is NOT a good man standing tall on his principles. If he was, he would have bit his tounge and NOT have inflamed the situation by calling the successful strike “unconstitional” once the deed was done.
If he cared about America he would have abstained from comment.
It’s really that simple and easy to understand.
It can’t be unseen. Deal with it.
You can’t say that.
What’s he not wrong about? Be specific? Constitutionality, he’s wrong about. The other stuff is just a man with a sense of heightened self importantance being a blowhard.
Name anytime Massie came out with any support for President Trump. He is not right, on the constitution or anything else. If you want something done Mr. Massie get off your ass in Congress and do something except vote no.
A ‘bit’ of overkill.
Massie is not Satan or even the Ayatollah.
But he is a gadfly. Not the way to win friends and influence people.
Gadfly is 100% accurate to describe libertarians in general.
Massie is one of 435. Counting the Senate, one of 535. President Trump is one of one. And that one is at least supposed to be a co-equal to all of those 535 combined. Get in line and stfu Massie. I cannot stand contrarians like this POS. So effing short-sighted it makes me sick. They’re the ones who allow for BS impeachments and indictments and continuous obstruction of the Trump administration(s). They are WORSE than the Democrats because they do it in a Republican uniform. Hell is too good of a fate for them.
“Massie is not Satan or even the Ayatollah.“
So?
Gee, my Senator’s not Satan or the Ayatollah, but he often votes to their benefit.
He is obstructing.
He is a consistent “no” vote.
Interesting when coupled with reports of Cornyn possibly dropping out of the race.
ooooooh
Jeez, I wonder if it has anything to do with MAGA owning him? I wonder if his internal polls are telling him his career is done. I wonder if he sees the writing on the wall with the BBB?
He doesn’t walk away from millions just because. And all one has to do is watch the heightened screeching from all the anti-American groups: RINOS, the Massies of Congress (slightly different than RINOS), the Dems, and the Marxists and their paid influencers on social media. The louder the screeching the more trouble they are in despite how they are framing the narratives.
Massie is acting like a spiteful little bitch. Has his wife’s death affected him so hes taking out revenge on Trump?
His new wife was DeSantis campaign influencer manager that has a background with a stint in Ukraine.
He has already acquired another wife? That was fast!
Obviously, the marriage was one of convenience.
I think someone, maybe sundance, that says Trump just doesn’t give two f’s about some things.
The Congress stomped on Trumps throat in 2017 and they are stomping on his throat in 2025.
I hope he blows up the primaries next year. Maybe those worthless sods Charlie Kirk and Bannon can find 435 MAGA candidates by next year.
Attacking Kirk?
Really?
He has done more in one day, than you have done in your entire life…
Believe me.
You know Charlie? You know Clive? No, you don’t, so saying Charlie has done more than Clive based on the fact that Charlie is a paid influencer while Clive is not is quite low and very laughable. Just because Charlie is a paid influencer and gets his shows and posts boosted by the same very people who pay to have the likes of Conryn, Massie, Schumer, etc. elected is not doing more.
Massie is a nut job. Huckster at best.
Libertarians are ones who may be an enemy moving forward unfortunately. Their globalist tendencies (love of visas, corporate welfare with trade, etc) go against our populist nationalist movement.
Massie and Rand don’t care if an entire town is wiped out by a company off shoring jobs. They worship the “free market”, an illusion if there ever was one.
“However, this approach by President Trump comes with the possibility of a backfire.”
Possibility of a backfire?
AIPAC spent $400k to beat Massie in the 2024 GOP primary, and Massie easily won with 75% of the GOP ballot. The DNC didn’t even run someone against him in 2024.
Trump is not the same as AIPAC. Massie will hold his seat easily.
This is yet another gross miscalculation in a now familiar theme of mistakes by Trump.
He may, but only if the voting is corrupt. If so, Trump has lost nothing and Massie has been exposed.
Other reps, not so well protected will get the message loud and clear
Correct. So much misunderstanding here. Massie is also driven by ideology, which is thoughtful.
Wrong in this instance, but he is a smart and thoughtful man. Attacks on his character are foolish…
Nobody knows who in the hell the guy in until he continually comes out against the President. If he is smart and thoughtful, he ought to put in a little more time to see what this man has the balls to do that not other President has.
Massie has changed. He’s lost the thread. His voting record and TDS may not play so well next election.
I have 100% HAD IT with RINO’s. Get this lying loser out of the way and bring in a MAGA warrior!
The Corrupt Dems vote in lockstep out of fear of severe retribution!
The Corrupt RINOS vote however they like and BLACKMAIL their leader for their votes!
I ABSOLUTELY, COMPLETELY DESPISE RINOS!!! Some time back, I QUIT “HOLDING MY NOSE” AND VOTING – AND I NEVER, EVER INTEND TO DO THAT AGAIN!!!
BETTER TO WEAR A D AND VOTE D, THAN TO WEAR AN R AND VOTE D!!!
I do not vote D, but I support a true MAGA! NEVER A CORRUPT, SNEAKY RINO!!!
Massie, a RINO?
He’s not John McCain or Liz Cheney…. sorry.
He wants less government spending. I don’t think that makes him a RINO.
I do think he’s wrong about this strike on Iran. It’s not unconstitutional and the President does have the power to do this. Trump doesn’t need a declaration of war against Iran or additional authorization for a limited strike.
But Massie is not a RINO.
Sorry to say it, Tom, but is this how you honor your wife?
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-nuclear-strikes-us-donald-trump-fordow-satellite-imagery-unusual-activity-2088918
Sundance,
Is Massie part of the Sea Island group? I heard he’s dating Christina Pushaw now.
Gag. If true, dating seems such a kind word.
That won’t play well with his holier than thou image.
Envisions himself as DeSantis’s VP? In his areams…
He is dating Pushaw. All one has to do is put the dots onto paper and then connect the dots, a picture will form. Yet, so many hang on the words of paid influencers……the key word being PAID……and X boosts them because the powers that be need them boosted.
I thought this was common knowledge that these influencers on X, Facebook, Insta, Tik Tok, etc., such as Harry Sisson, Charlie Kirk, Bannon, Insurrection Barbie, etc, were paid influncers, thus meaning someone is paying them to have opinions to change narratives, to plant narrative seeds, to sow doubt, to sow fear, etc.
Well, if they are paid, they are beholden to those who pay them, so why do so many hang on their every words? I see it all through this forum now. In the last 5 years I have seen new names (I have been here close to 20 years now, since before the Jessica Chambers murder) and I have to say, recently, there’s a lot of people who sound exactly like a lot of the trolls on X and Instagram.
It’s almost as if they are being directed here to sow the same discord.
How many of you are influenced by so-called “influencers”? Good grief…
I hope they can find a real candidate to run this time.
Idiot, Johnson and Thune will impeach him in 27′ but he goes after Massie.
Add Rand Paul to that Kentucky list!!
Kentucky has some serious Rot to deal with and it’s the kind of Rot that’s been there for a long time.
As does Texas, Indiana, Nebraska and so on.
The grassroots either gets reps that actually do represent them or we figure out how to get the RINO’s and warmongers out before they take root.
Let’s test this out here .
Why is it that Trump can not take any difference of opinion ?
Why did he say Israel was acting unilaterally , when they were not ?
Why did Israel need us to take out the last 5 % of Irans nuclear capability?
Why is Trump discussing regime change anyway, while his surrogates deny it ?
Where are we getting our intelligence from ?
Why do you have to support the BBB ?
Why am I expected to fall in line with Graham , Bolton, Langford and Halley who totally support the above ?
Sorry but I feel , I am being Gaslit a bit in order to keep my MAGA Cred and just deny my gut feeling that Trump has become a little more establishment .
President Trump, establishment????
Hahahahahahahaha
Good grief I think the screen door got torn off by gators. Them things are running all over, stinking up the place. 🤣
These are legit questions you can’t answer
All you can do is make some weird analogy.
Such weak arguments here at the treehouse tonight
I really don’t care one way or the other about massie
I do care about war
Most of the posters sound like you said it’s not regime change
PDT says otherwise now
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114729009239087163
It’s a legit question!
Go pee up a stump.
Good one boomer
It’s as if all of you have been sent out to all of he forums to ensure the narratives are planted and watered.
Sun Tzu’s a tough act to follow, but here we are!
There are times in all of our lives when we make choices that clearly define who we are.
Coming out against the FAIT ACCOMPLI of removing nukes from fanatical killers, well this is such a time.
Slice it, dice it anyway you wish, but saying this was anything other than a positive says much, none good.
You can argue about how we move forward from here, boots on the ground, yada yada, that’s fair.
But Mullahs should not have nukes. Let’s celebrate the victory.
I’ll bet they are all upset about removing illegal border jumping criminals from our country too. Muh principles snooties express their selective indignation at all the wrong times for all the wrong reasons over all the wrong things.
No one said anything about “boots on the ground” except fake nooz trained seals. Arf arf arf ..
Normally I agree with people on CTH but most of you posting are wrong.
I’m KY4th district. Rep Massie is prob one of the top 3 smartest guys on the House floor
Massie explains all his controversial votes to his constitutes, I don’t always agree w every bullet point of his explanations, but I agree w enough to agree w why he voted as he did.
I’ll just say Rep Massie is not wrong on many issues n he is rock solid in his belief system.
Any $$$ spent to primary Rep Massie will be wasted GOP $$$
NOW, every coin has 2 sides
If Rep Massie ever runs for President, I would not vote for him in the Prez primary
And Yes, I’ve written his House account and stated this twice n I post my sentiment freq on social media.
Currently, he’s running unopposed bec the 4th fits Tom Massie like a leather glove.
I’m not from KY but I understand how you feel. He is a principled financial hawk and serves his district well. With all the wasteful spending by idiot RINOs who had to add in pork or starve American citizens out, from the blue collar workers who’s bodies fail long before these desk jockeys to the elderly and working poor to lower income, they watered down the BBB. No doge cuts yet, if ever. That said, he should still vote yes instead of grandstanding. Something is nothing, when we consider how much more the democrats will obfuscate, destroy and spend when the balls in their court!
He’s toast.
He just needs to study the Constitution and take off his anti-Trump cap. This was a strike to remove a threat by a known terrorist country that harepeat3edly threatened the US “Death to America ” is an obvious threat. Maybe Massie should consider the difference between a targeted strfike to remove a serious threat and a declaration of war.
You are discussing Massie’s libertarian side regarding PDJT’s bombing of Iran.
read what I said above regarding Natl Security
Let me just end with this:
I’ve been reading about Massie and the debate about whether or not he is principled for some time. I have not had insight for an opinion until today.
If he was a good man who cared about America, he would not have inflamed things with our enemies by using words such as “unconstitutional” to describe the successful bombing on Iran’s enrichment facilities.
But he did. It says all I need to know about him.
And if he is “dating” Christina P., well…. Good for him. If you are going to sell out, you might as well get all you can get.
Twofer for Trump.
Trump is sending down defalation fire to clear the 2028 field.
If Gov. DisHonest wants Massie’s endorsement it will come with a heavy price because MAGA will not go where Thomas goes.
And Trump is telling other RINOs to be careful how they behave bc nobody is off-limits to his wrath.
I’ll believe this when he endorses Lindsay’s grahams opponent
Since they are going to Kentucky please give Mr. Turtle (Mitch McConnell) the boot too.
2028 seems more than a lifetime away for the B’Mitch.
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but you do you. did we bomb Iran to get Epstein files out of headlines? wouldnt surprise me.
build the wall! lock her up! keep believing, maybe we can get another Lindsay Graham endorsement by Trump
There it is, the Epstein files….FFS, I don’t really give two craps anymore about those damn files. Why? Because 90% of DC is involved along with many other people of influence…..it’s never coming out, ever. Get over it. It wasn’t too long ago that during the Biden Admin the FBI and DOJ had paper shredding companies parked outside their buildings getting rid of things. I say things because the only people that know are those who were involved. However, what I do know is that you don’t shred things that’s benefit you so I can conclude that more than likely anything that would tie people to Epstein is long gone.
The fear mongering and the influencers are sure making their donors money count the last few days.
Are they making the donors money count? lol. They have been busy beavers but in the end
1. Mr Brilliant Massie said the bombing was unconstitional. Ooops.
2. By not at least acknowledging that destroying the uranium enrichment plants was a positive, it calls into question his other “principled” stances against Trump.
3. He’s “dating”Christina Pushaw now. Need I say more?
4. Massie may bring it home for the district, but the rest of us see how that happens. He and Mitch hold out their votes and extort money from things that need to be passes…
5. Trump just outed that Mr Principles wants taxes to go up 68%. People will be noticing his selective principles now.
I expect that this will make many people unhappy but, FWIW, this is my thinking in a nutshell:
Greatest strenght is to have power and not to use it.
Greatest power is the one which unravels itself.
President Trump has gone for the Ring. He had in his hand, he hesitated, then he said ‘It’s mine!’
DJT against principled voices of MAGA Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard? Not good…
The principled voices are your protection, defense and deterrent against the hubris of power…
‘One ring to rule them all’, 2025.01.13, in Romanian, Trump chapter at link
https://teletype.in/@unaltnimeni/oDJtwHf1qDn#Gsra
My thinking is you may have taken too many tokes off that peace pipe Otis.
So, no biggie, huh, Judith? 🙂 All is well in MAGA world ;)…
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hubris
It takes a trully great man to recognize and appreciate principled voices. By that, he shows the understanding that his greatest ennemy is the corruption inside his soul.
To wit: Gods first take the minds of those whose downfall they intend…
Massie, Paul, McConnell all drink the same Kentucky water. There must be something in that water.
There is money in the water.
With Mitche’s power, Paul and Massie could pretend to have “muh principles” so Mitch could hold up legislation in exchange for more money thrown their way.
They keep their constituents happy but screw the rest of us in the process.
They ruse is off the bloom. We see it now.
This should be standard procedure vote against any rhino that goes against America and it’s basically a Democrat and take that attitude every time don’t keep making exceptions and then when we don’t get our way the next time, we’ll vote them out. Know when you get a chance vote out in a rhino..
Wow! Scorched Earth!
Why not?
I reckon Collins and Murkowski are unavailable for obstruction this time around.
A weaponized CONgress sans free elections is a constant game of RINO whack-a-mole. Some other ‘muh principled’ clown car understudy always pops up to fill the role.
Congressman Greg Steube
@RepGregSteube
As a lawyer, a veteran who wore the uniform, and a JAG who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can say unequivocally: you’re wrong,
@RepThomasMassie.
President Trump has full constitutional authority to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program without a formal declaration of war. Article II, Section 2 empowers the Commander in Chief to use the Armed Forces to defend national interests and respond to imminent threats. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 allows a 60-day window, plus a 30-day withdrawal period, as long as Congress is notified within 48 hours. Claims that his actions were unconstitutional are simply false.
Continue reading…
https://x.com/RepGregSteube/status/1936905043825049788
Politics are disgusting.
You are what you eat. You are what you worship. You are what you vote. Massie is anti-American interests. Get rid of him Kentucky.
Now that Mitch is gone, and Thune is in, I’m guessing all that money Mitch brought to Kentucky in exchange for votes will now be headed Mississippi’s way.
Massie is the only Congressman without an “AIPAC person”.
You people are going to get us all killed.
Massie and Rand seem like fringe actors to me. Neither one represents anything but their own “principles”. As far as I can tell neither one can get a lick of legislation passed or seem to really care if they do. I guess it’s good that the GOP is exposing them as empty suits like this. The DNC Borg would just WHIP their members until support was unanimous. Those that disagreed with the DNC Borg Queen would be primaried by the DNC Borg Queen and her super tanker full of cash.
I have great confidence in this strategy. It’s consistent.
“All talk. No action”
At some point we need legislation. That takes a unique skillset. Massie has demonstrated he cannot legislate. It’s sad. Trump is right here, like only he could be…he has the political will to break these bastards.
Massie has picked Trump apart on everything yet said nothing on AutoPen, USAID, open borders, NGO money being kicked back to Dems, etc. Can’t stand the guy
Selective indignation is the hallmark of these ‘muh principles’ RINOs. It’s such a tiresome facade. I hope President Trump takes a flamethrower to the whole lot of em.
Let Massie and Paul be the first Uniparty sucks to go down, then the rest
All 535 are corrupt. Every single one. There are only degrees of difference in the intensity level.
Thomas Massie is not doing anything out of principle. He merely wants to stop President Trump’s agenda because he is paid by the Sea Island group to do so. It truly is that simple.
Omg! Kentucky elections are crooked as F!
No one in Kentucky likes Mitch McConnell. Not democrats, not the republicans. Yet Mitch McConnell seems to win win win.
This is because the Rinos and Demons chose not to run anyone who could beat him.
so… what is the ‘backfire’ with the the truth that Trump is issuing about the Ron DeSantis supporter–Tom Massie?
Thomas Massie is a good man, and probably the only republican that I would ever vote for, after this Iran attack. Republicans can forget about 2026 and 23028 as far as I’m concerned. Read the book of Daniel. Little horn just shot his wad. I’m not in a cult. I don’t support this. We’re done.
Please, post more often…………
Massie and Paul are so concerned about the Executive Branch abusing their power since they are Big Time Constitutionalists! Yet, I’ve never heard a peep out of either about the Judicial Branch abusing its power, particularly when 20 states tried to sue the states that didn’t follow the elections clause of the Constitution during the 2020 federal elections and got told they had no standing by the chicken isht SCOTUS.
Massie targeted President Trump. President Trump responded.
President Trump allowing Massie and Paul to get under his skin isn’t a good look. There are many things about Massie that I find fascinating but that is more in his personal life in building his home etc.
I don’t like his politics and think he’s quite a nasty person. Both he and Rand Paul are open borders people and oppose the removal of all the illegal aliens. They may sometimes say different but their actions/votes reflect their open border policies. I find both of them to be ineffective bloviators.
President Trump is hurting himself by targeting Massie. He should be ignored to the irrelevant status of a nobody. Unfortunately, what President Trump is doing is elevating Massie to martyrdom.
What is it with Kentucky? First Bitch McConnell and now this guy.