Posted on 04/26/2026 4:06:08 AM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Thomas Massie, the renegade Kentucky Republican who fiercely guards his political independence, doesn’t love being on President Trump’s bad side. He would prefer not to have the president’s allies spend millions to defeat him in a primary. In fact, if Massie had his way, he’d be working for Trump right now.
In his telling, in the weeks after the 2024 presidential election, the two men talked about Massie, a farmer who champions raw milk, becoming Trump’s agriculture secretary. Massie had formally endorsed Trump late in the campaign, offering to help him win over libertarians who might be tempted to stay home or vote third party in key battlegrounds. Trump had been appreciative, and the two had chatted by phone to hash out the timing of the endorsement announcement. “Just tweet it. I’ll retweet you,” Trump had told him.
The rollout went smoothly, but Massie’s endorsement didn’t get him the job in Trump’s Cabinet. He was recounting this to me in, of all places, a bridal suite inside a converted barn in his northern-Kentucky district. Massie had just delivered remarks to a friendly crowd in the wedding hall downstairs, part of an acrimonious campaign that, if Trump gets his way, will be Massie’s last. The president’s allies are spending big to defeat Massie in a May 19 primary and prop up Ed Gallrein, a Navy SEAL and a political novice whom Trump personally recruited as a challenger. Massie first won election to the House during the pre-Trump Tea Party era and has handily prevailed in competitive primaries before. But he is also aware of Trump’s unique hold on the GOP: When the president decides he wants a Republican out of Congress, he usually gets his wish. Polls have given Massie a lead over Gallrein
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Oh grow up. You call out any poster who doesn’t fully agree with you on tariffs.
I noted to you before that you make several good point regarding tariffs. But your comments to posters who don’t agree with you hurt the cause you are trying to promote.
What you want is an echo chamber that brooks no dissent on tariffs. That’s not going to happen.
I agree with all you said.
PLUS: Imagine being so driven AND stupid as to post this inappropriate article that will surely incite the properly infuriated and righteous mob to fry your a**.
Sometimes, we have to thank G-d for the stupidity of our adversaries.
Also note, condenet.com is on the no post list.
Condenet.com was the predecessor to condenast.com.
I see multiple publications:
Vanity Fair
Wired
The New Yorker
on the no post list, which are all Conde Nast owned publications.
So it’s apparent (to me), it’s an oversight that The Atlantic is not listed as no post.
Unfortunate in some ways as they had a couple of writers that were way out in front in calling for Biden not to run in 2024. But often, tough reads.
Forget the sentence that yes, The Atlantic is owned by Condé Nast.
When you have the Atlantic a leftwing propaganda site writing sweet nothing about you. We can be sure he is a backstabbing traitor to his Republican constituents and to our Republican President. Please get him out of our lives. He needs to go find a regular job and stop living off the backs of us working taxpayers. Maybe he can go work for the Atlantic.
Moderators:
Please zot this OP.
Thanks!
Piss off troll!
The Atlantic loves Massie too.
You’re such a discerning thinker!
Wow. How cutting edge.
The anti RandFan circle jerk is in full swing this morning.
You’re such a discerning thinker!
I simply pointed out the obvious. This article is The Atlantic giving Massie a big sloppy wet kiss.
Deal with it.
Such a brilliant defense of such deep thinking!
We can get the BS he peddles anywhere. We come here to get away from tds libertarians and other political retards.
I smell ozone.
Grow up? That is rich.
And the point? I thought so.
That triggers you when I point that out.
Another one triggered.
A "couple of writers that were way out in front in calling for Biden not to run in 2024" is a credential?
Most likely it means the two writers are very much establishment and very much plugged in to the Democrat elites.
Isn’t it interesting? When there is no other place to go…….you can always count on THE ATLANTIC to prop up an excuse to support fanatical liberal BS.
Millions of American people voted overwhelming to elect Donald Trump. Not sure and don’t care to research it, but a pittance of voters from KENTUCKY elected this clown and somehow people like you think he should run the world.
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