Thomas Massie

Key Facts

Key Background

Trump’s spat with Boebert seems to be a direct result of her support for Massie, a libertarian-leaning Republican who has represented a district in northern Kentucky since 2012. In 2025, he became one of the most outspoken critics of the Trump administration’s botched attempt to release the Epstein files, eventually crossing the aisle to co-sponsor the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the Justice Department to gradually post the remaining documents related to the investigations into late financier. Massie has since regularly appeared alongside Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to blast the administration over failing to comply with the law mandating the full release of Epstein records. On Saturday, hours before Trump’s threat to withdraw his endorsement of Boebert, Massie shared photos on social media of a campaign event featuring Boebert.

What To Watch For

The Republican primary election for Massie’s seat will take place on Tuesday. Trump endorsed his primary opponent, Ed Gallrein, and asked his supporters to “vote the bum out.”. The primary for Boebert’s seat in Colorado will take place on June 30.

Tangent

Trump has recently racked up a number of Republican primary victories ahead of November’s midterms. Earlier this month, five Indiana state senators who previously rejected a redistricting effort in their state lost primary challenges from Trump-backed opponents. Trump scored an even bigger victory on Saturday when Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., lost the Republican Senate primary to challenger Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La. Cassidy, a medical doctor who served two terms in the Senate, was one of three active GOP senators to vote for Trump’s conviction after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot—alongside Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.

Crucial Quote

In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, Massie brushed off Cassidy’s primary loss and blamed “three billionaires from outside of Kentucky” for making his race into what Politico reported was the most expensive House primary fight in history. “You can tell that I’m ahead in the polls and they’re desperate,” Massie said. “That’s why they’re sending the secretary of war to my district tomorrow. That’s why the president’s losing sleep and tweeting about this. That’s why AIPAC has dumped another $3 million into my race this weekend, is because they’re panicked, and they really haven’t been able to gain a lead in this race.”

Further Reading

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