One of the reasons Trump has had an iron grip on the Republican Party is his ability to end political careers by putting Republicans who oppose him first.
Republicans in the House of Representatives in particular are terrified of ending up like Liz Cheney, who went against Trump by serving on the 1/6 Select Committee, so Trump supported a primary challenge and Cheney lost her seat.
The possibility of being cheneyed is why Republicans in the House of Representatives almost universally toe the line when it comes to Trump, whatever what’s happening in Kentucky with Rep. Thomas Massie makes such an important turning point.
Trump is determined to make an example of Massie after co-sponsoring the effort to release the Epstein files. Massie will never be confused with a Democrat or a progressive, but has taken a principled, independent and consistent position that Epstein survivors deserve justice.
Trump has posted multiple times endorsing Massie’s primary opponent Ed Gallrein, including less than a month ago when he wrote:
The Republican Party’s Worst “Congressman” EVER, Thomas Massie, attacks the GREAT Navy Seal Hero, Ed Gallrein, who is running against him in the primaries, saying that Ed became an independent a long time ago for a period of time. The fact is, a lot of people do, but Ed still supported me, and strongly, which is far more than Massie ever did, or is doing. Ed came back into the party after seeing the strength and ‘wisdom’ I displayed. Many people joined and rejoined our party, but not Massie, because all he said was “NO!”
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He would like to vote ‘NO’, but at this point there may be too much pressure, even on him, to do so. Thomas Massie, also known as Rand Paul Jr. being called because he only votes “NO” is a COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER as a Congressman and as a human being. He is disloyal to the Republican Party, the people of Kentucky and most importantly, he is disloyal to the United States of America! He is an outsider who should be voted out of office as soon as possible. VOTE FOR ED GALLREIN, A MAN WHO HAS MY FULL AND COMPLETE SUPPORT. HE’S A REAL AMERICAN HERO!
However, new polls show Massie beating Trump, but it is the reason why Massie wins, indicating that MAGA is dying.
