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Posted on 05/18/2026 12:36:42 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail on Monday to help former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in his bid to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a GOP primary, a highly unusual move for any head of the Pentagon.
Hegseth appeared alongside Gallrein, who President Trump is backing against Massie, at a rally in Hebron, Ky., hosted by the Trump-allied group, America First Works.
Coming out to the opening notes of Van Halen’s “Jump,” heavy applause and chants of “USA!”, Hegseth quickly launched into a full-throated endorsement of Gallrein, who he described as a reinforcement to Trump’s agenda.
“President Trump needs reinforcements, and that’s what war fighters do. They stand behind leaders and have their back,” said the former Army National Guard infantryman. “War fighters understand mission, they understand teamwork, they understand loyalty, and they understand that in the middle of a fight, you don’t weaken your own side to advance to the objective, and that’s what Ed Galline understands, because he has lived it.”
Massie, a libertarian who has criticized the Iran war and unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel, has been a thorn in the president’s side on numerous issues.
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The entire RINO establishment + ~$30M of foreign money being dumped into defeating a conservative congressman in Kentucky.
There was a time when that sort of thing would be frowned upon on this website.
Cynical Publius
@CynicalPublius
You know, I really tried my best to unemotionally lay out a case against Massie.
I thought his supporters might have an open mind.
However, being called a pedophile-enabling paid shill for Israel repetitively because I wrote this makes me wonder if there even is such a thing as a rational Massie supporter.
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Massie vs. Trump (a/k/a, Diogenes vs. Henry Clay)
This upcoming Tuesday, Republican voters in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District will decide whether sitting Republican Congressman Thomas Massie will be the Republican nominee for the general...
8:45 AM · May 18, 2026 87.2K Views
https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/2056355586766524607
Link to CP’s article at the link.
“ ICE and BP would have a budget of ZERO right if Massie had succeeded in killing the reconciliation bill as he tried desperately to do.
“Zero.
- Miller on X
I’ve been here nearly 30 years. It is *you* who are not in touch with what has historically been the values of this website.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379753/posts Medea Benjamin (Code Pink) endorsed Thomas Massie, contributes to his primary campaign
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4369035/posts
Flashback: Thomas Massie receives and accepts Quincy Award from Iran lobbyist
Rep Thomas Massie receiving the Quincy award from Trita Parsi, an actual Iranian lobbyist, alongside progressive Democrat Ro Khanna.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trita_Parsi
Trita Parsi (Persian: تریتا پارسی) is an Iranian-born Swedish writer and political analyst who is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also the founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, which lobbies for stances on behalf of, and aligned with, Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4367036/posts Thomas Massie calls Trump presidency the ‘Epstein administration’
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4367527/posts (Massie) admitted in a recent interview that he once offered Republican leaders his vote IN EXCHANGE for a public expression of gratitude for his role in forcing the disclosure of the federal government’s Jeffrey Epstein files.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4367330/posts Massie’s vote was contingent on whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson would publicly praise him for releasing the Epstein files. “This is a literal quote from Thomas Massie’s interview with Politico. “Praise me publicly and I’ll vote the way you want.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4363806/posts
Politics Strange Bedfellows: Meet the PAC Working to Reelect Thomas Massie—And Partnering With the DSA to Fight ICE The embattled Kentucky congressman traveled to Pennsylvania to meet with IPAC around the time its founder wrote his campaign a check. Thomas Massie poses with IPAC chairman Rafed Aljoboury
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4363639/posts
Kentucky’s Massie joins Dems in refusing to vote to fund ICE as US House passes 4 spending bills
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4315688/posts
Lone Republican becomes only lawmaker to vote against crackdown on human organ trafficking (Massie)
A bill aimed at cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its practice of forced organ harvesting passed with overwhelming support on Wednesday – though one House lawmaker voted against it.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to oppose the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, which passed 406-1.
“It’s just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country’s business and write their laws,” Massie told Fox News Digital after the vote. “And at the end of the day, they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do, and it’s just sort of a virtue signal over here.”
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But his pushback is also notable now given his status as an open critic of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and at times, of President Donald Trump.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles.
It would also call for sanctions on entities and individuals found to have participated in the gruesome illicit industry.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4324812/posts
‘Mofo...in the White House’: Jasmine Crockett attacks Trump, praises Massie in anti-Iran strike rant
‘There’s only one Republican that I know I can count on for sure doing the right thing,’ Rep Crockett says in a new video
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, launched another tirade against President Donald Trump over the weekend, while offering rare praise for one of her House GOP colleagues who is currently at odds with the commander in chief.
The Democratic firebrand took to Instagram Live late Saturday to criticize Trump’s strikes on Iran, while giving a “shout out” to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., over his bipartisan resolution to rein in the president’s ability to conduct such operations.
“So long story short, for those of you that are unaware, the mofo that resides in the White House has unilaterally, in my estimation, declared war,” Crockett said in the video.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4325539/posts
Massie bucks GOP leadership again on Adam Schiff censure vote, draws conservative ire
Conservatives are conveying anger with northern Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie over his vote to oppose a resolution censuring California Rep. Adam Schiff, a favorite boogeyman of Republicans. Massie joined 19 other House Republicans in defecting from party leadership from condemning Schiff for championing the investigatory onslaught against former President Donald Trump. Combined with unanimous Democratic opposition, the measure failed, surprising even Schiff. The libertarian-leaning Massie claimed the resolution was unconstitutional for a clause that instructed Schiff should be fined $16 million if the House Ethics Committee found he “lied, made representations and abused sensitive information.” “Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted,” Massie tweeted again of the Wednesday evening vote. “Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives? Fortunately it failed.” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida freshman, said Massie was “making misrepresentations about the bill” she authored. A band of pro-Trump political figures went even further, casting doubts about Massie’s reasoning and calling for his defeat. Massie has endorsed Trump rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “Not only is he being duplicitous, partisan and moronic about his choice – he’s straight up lying about the Constitution to achieve his political end goals. Sick,” wrote Raheem Kassam, a British political activist and editor in chief of The National Pulse.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4368882/posts
Thomas Massie seems to suggest action against Iran was to distract from Epstein
One of the least reliable Republican votes:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-mavericks-defied-own-parties-more-than-anyone-else-2025
“He has voted against a majority of Republicans on 73 occasions or 22.3% of the time in the 119th Congress and was just one of two Republicans to oppose the final passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Massie+voted+with+party+77%25+of+the+time+2025&t=h_&ia=web
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In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie voted with the majority of his party 77% of the time, indicating he often aligned with Republican positions but also broke ranks on several occasions. This voting pattern reflects his independent conservative stance within the party.
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Thomas Massie’s Voting Record in 2025
Overview
In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, demonstrated a notable voting pattern in the U.S. House of Representatives. He voted with his party approximately 77% of the time.
Dissenting Votes
Despite his overall alignment with the Republican Party, Massie was among a small group of lawmakers who frequently broke ranks. His dissent rate was significant
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4378587/posts Massie on Tucker promoted another lie based on Pallywood [fake screenshot, messy m-falsehood]
"(Thomas Massie) is the one Republican you respect right now." - Joy Behar, The View
I agree with that - I don't think this is appropriate on Hegseth's part.
The Hatch Act & Ethics Rules: Because the position requires strict adherence to keeping the U.S. military apolitical, the Secretary is barred from taking an active, public role in partisan political campaigns.
Personal vs. Official Capacity: While they may attend political events in a strictly personal capacity, they cannot use their official title, government resources, or taxpayer dollars to affect any election.
Prior Precedents: Senior Defense Department officials historically go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of partisan political activity to preserve public trust in the nonpartisan character of the armed forces.
Never mind.
We aren’t electing soldiers to fall into line and snap to. We’re electing representatives.
The Zionists have taken their masks off. AIPAC supports both sides to get their mission accomplished. They have conservatives fight endless wars in the Middle East to weaken neighboring countries, while Democrats allow massive migration of Muslims into the U.S.
As Netanyahu reportedly said, they will “milk America and then cut it up into pieces.” We are fools to think Israel likes Christians. They may like their money, but they hate Jesus. Just look at recent events : smashing a statue of Jesus’ head with a sledgehammer is disgusting.
I’m not so concerned about the Hatch act in modern politics but once again we see what the priorities are of the admin. We’ve got a hot war against Iran with thousands of our troops in danger and the “Secretary of War” has nothing better to do than play stump politics and create some reality TV content.
I’m not so concerned about the Hatch act in modern politics but once again we see what the priorities are of the admin. We’ve got a hot war against Iran with thousands of our troops in danger and the “Secretary of War” has nothing better to do than play stump politics and create some reality TV content.
Who cares about laws when Trump’s revenge on a house member is at stake.
Hegseth has a temperament closer to Trump than Marco or JD. Guess what that means?
A war Congress hasn't approved, and one the President should be impeached for unconstitutionally initiating and conducting.
But both sides love the Imperial Presidency, so he'll be impeached for his graft instead.
Hegseth has a temperament closer to Trump than Marco or JD. Guess what that means?
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So far, it’s meant the killing or capture of Narco Terrorists or their sympathizers like Maduro in Obama’s National Emergency of Venezuela, and the death of some, if not most, of the leaders in the world’s leading state sponsor of terror, Carter’s National Emergency Iran...
THOMAS MASSIE IS AN ABSOLUTE FRAUD!
In May of 2023, Massie was the DECIDING VOTE in the House Rules Committee on the “Fiscal Responsibility Act” which SUSPENDED THE DEBT CEILING UNDER BIDEN for the REMAINDER of his term.
This resulted in adding $1.5 TRILLION to the national debt.
He then voted in favor of it AGAIN in the full floor vote.
What happened to those “principles?”
The answer is: he has no principles. He is only guided by his personal vendetta against President Trump.
Thankfully, people are waking up to what a phony this guy is. Hopefully KY04 sends him packing.
- seen on X
Massie is against intercepting drugs.
He’s against ICE funding
He’s for anything China wants.
Some peeps here are getting their info right from the Bowels of Leftist sites dedicated to ending the Country.
He’s a complete scumbag. Exactly.
Fellow Navy Seals who knew Gallrein all have negative things to say about him.
Luke Slywaker
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@grok
have any of Ed Gallrein’s fellow Navy SEAL soldiers gone on the record to say negative things about him?
Grok
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**Yes.**
Retired Navy SEALs Joe Heatly (who went through BUD/S with him) and Adam Newbold (senior chief) have publicly criticized Ed Gallrein. Heatly called him a “POS” who “wrecked careers” and made life miserable in the Teams. Newbold described him as “one of the most hated SEALs in the history of the SEAL teams” who “aborted more careers of great Navy SEALs than anyone else.” Similar negative views appear in private SEAL forums.
These are on-record statements from fellow operators.
https://x.com/LukeSlywaker/status/2056428660048240941
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