Trump escalates effort to unseat Thomas Massie before Tuesday’s Kentucky primary
May 18, 2026
President Donald Trump is sharpening his attacks on Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie ahead of Tuesday's primaries.
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Tomorrow's Republican primary in Kentucky has turned into a political brawl between President Trump and one of his most outspoken GOP critics
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Congressman Thomas Massey says outside money from billionaires is trying to push him out of office
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Trump says it's time for Kentucky voters to do it themselves. Kentucky's fourth district race is now the most expensive House primary in U.S. history
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with more than $25 million spent on television, digital, and radio ads
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Massey is facing former Navy SEAL Ed Gellrine, who earned Trump's endorsement before officially entering the race
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The president unloaded on Massey on Truth Social Sunday, writing, quote, Tom Massey of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican congressman in the history of our country
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Massey has repeatedly broken with Trump on key issues, such as the Big Beautiful Bill and the release of the Epstein files
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He says this race has become bigger than just a primary fight. Here he is on ABC Sunday
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How did this race become the most expensive race in the history of Congress for a primary
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It's because three billionaires from outside of Kentucky have funneled millions of dollars in here
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They're trying to buy a seat. But you can tell that I'm ahead in the polls and they're desperate
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That's why they're sending the secretary of war to my district tomorrow
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That's why the president's losing sleep and tweeting about this. Massey is not the only Republican lawmaker in Trump's crosshairs
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Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary fight in Louisiana on Saturday. Cassidy was just one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump during his impeachment trial in 2021
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Voters also head to the polls in five other states tomorrow. Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania
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