Trump and his allies take aim at Rep. Thomas Massie, in first effort to oust a GOP incumbent
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Donald Trump’s allies have launched a super PAC that will seek to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who opposed the president’s domestic policy bill and criticized his strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Donald Trump’s allies have launched a super PAC that will seek to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who opposed the president’s domestic policy bill and criticized his strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The move to target Massie demonstrates Trump and his allies’ willingness to unleash his well-funded political organization on members of their own party who buck the president’s agenda. The new group is called MAGA KY, according to a statement of organization filed with the Federal Election Commission. It shares a treasurer with Trump’s main super PAC, MAGA Inc. Axios first reported the super PAC’s formation, which the outlet said would be overseen by two key Trump allies: Chris LaCivita, who served as co-manager of Trump’s 2024 campaign, and pollster Tony Fabrizio. Trump, LaCivita and James Blair, the president’s deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, all have criticized Massie on social media in recent days. Trump called the Kentucky Republican a “negative force” and a “simple minded ‘grandstander’” on his Truth Social platform after Massie criticized Trump’s strikes as “unconstitutional.” Massie was one of just two Republicans in the House to vote against the sweeping tax and spending bill that is the centerpiece of the president’s domestic policy agenda. In recent days, he emerged as a vocal opponent of Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities without congressional authorization.
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