President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a social media put up, decrying the lawmaker as “weak,” “lazy,” and “pathetic” for opposing him on Iran, the “massive lovely invoice” and extra.
Massie, the president wrote on Fact Social, “is just not MAGA, although he likes to say he’s. Truly, MAGA doesn’t need him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him.”
Massie has a historical past of incurring Trump’s wrath. He was considered one of solely two GOP members of the Home to vote towards the president’s signature invoice final month, and extra not too long ago has been railing towards U.S. navy involvement in Iran.
On Sunday, he and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) spoke out towards the weekend’s assault on Iran throughout a joint look on “Face The Nation.” The 2 final week launched a bipartisan decision that might prohibit Trump from putting Iran with out express authorization from Congress.
Massie known as the assault on Iran unconstitutional, whereas Trump dismissed him as “a detrimental power” and “a easy minded grandstander.”
“Massie is weak, ineffective, and votes ‘NO’ on just about all the pieces put earlier than him (Rand Paul, Jr.), irrespective of how good one thing could also be,” Trump wrote. “MAGA ought to drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, just like the plague!”
Trump mentioned he would marketing campaign “actually exhausting” for a challenger to Massie in subsequent yr’s main.
“MAGA is just not about lazy, grandstanding, nonproductive politicians, of which Thomas Massie is unquestionably one,” Trump added.
Trump has urged voters in Massie’s district to reject him previously, to no avail.
This time, nevertheless, Trump’s group is launching an excellent PAC geared toward funding a MAGA-approved rival, Axios reported. Trump advisor Chris LaCivita instructed the information group that the brand new PAC would spend “no matter it takes” towards Massie.
