President Donald Trump blasted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a Truth Social post after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) suffered a primary defeat in his run for a third term to represent Louisiana in the United States Senate.
Speaking after the race results, Trump celebrated Cassidy’s loss and tied it to the Louisiana senator’s vote to convict him during his second impeachment trial.
“Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana,” Trump wrote. He added that Cassidy “suffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary.”
Trump argued Cassidy’s defeat was political payback for “voting to impeach an innocent man,” while accusing Massie of being “very disloyal” and a “major Sleazebag.” In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th Capitol riot, Cassidy voted to convict Trump on the charge of “incitement of insurrection,” saying at the time that he believed the president was guilty.
Trump also spoke of his support for Kentucky farmer and military veteran Ed Gallrein in his challenge against Massie, urging voters to “get this loser out of politics in Tuesday’s Election.” In a second Truth Social post early Sunday morning, Trump escalated his criticism of the Kentucky congressman.
“Bad Congressman Tom Massie voted against Tax Cuts, the Board Wall, our Military and Law Enforcement,” Trump wrote. “Actually, he voted against almost everything that is good.”
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Trump concluded by calling Massie “The Worst Republican Congressman in History,” and emphasized to Kentucky voters again to “vote the bum out on Tuesday.”
Massie, a libertarian-minded Republican known for opposing government spending and surveillance programs, has frequently clashed with Trump and House GOP leadership. He has drawn criticism from Trump allies in the past for voting against several Trump-backed measures and for publicly breaking with the president on fiscal issues.