Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) appeared to swap politics for deep-sea fishing this week, posting a video of himself reeling in a sailfish alongside former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after losing Kentucky‘s Republican primary to a candidate backed by President Donald Trump.
Massie posted the video on X Wednesday with the caption “America First Pacific Summit Retreat,” showing himself aboard a fishing charter with Greene while reeling in a large sailfish in what appeared to be a tropical destination.
The post follows Massie losing his bid for reelection in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District to Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein, ending the libertarian-leaning Republican’s 14-year tenure in Congress.
The outing underscored the unlikely political alliance that emerged between Massie and Greene in recent months as both increasingly found themselves at odds with Trump despite once being viewed as close allies of the president’s political movement.
Greene, who resigned from Congress earlier this year, publicly supported Massie during his bruising primary and defended him after Trump escalated attacks on the Kentucky Republican.
Massie drew Trump’s ire after voting against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year, his willingness to work with Democrats to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, as well as his criticism of the U.S. war against Iran. Trump eventually endorsed Gallrein and campaigned aggressively for Massie’s seat.
Greene’s relationship with Trump also fractured over the past year after she criticized parts of the administration’s foreign policy agenda and aligned herself with efforts to force additional disclosures related to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump publicly rebuked Greene and threatened to back a primary challenger against her before she later resigned from Congress.
The pair’s fishing trip comes as Congress is out of session and Republicans look toward a politically uncertain midterm cycle shaped in part by Trump’s efforts to consolidate influence inside the GOP.
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Massie has already filed to run for his congressional seat in 2028, but left the door open for other offices. He said he filed because it allows him to “raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office.”
Greene, meanwhile, has continued appearing in conservative media and advocating what she calls a more populist “America First” movement independent of party leadership.