Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘not surprised’ by Massie’s loss in Kentucky GOP primary
House Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘not surprised’ by Massie’s loss in Kentucky GOP primary Comments: by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” by Rep. He has also opposed several major pieces of Trump’s legislative agenda, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year. Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that the leadership team wasn’t involved in Massie’s primary “because he’s an incumbent.” “But the president certainly made his opinion known, and I’m not surprised by the results there.
- ▪House Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘not surprised’ by Massie’s loss in Kentucky GOP primary Comments: by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Spe
- ▪He has also opposed several major pieces of Trump’s legislative agenda, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year.
- ▪Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that the leadership team wasn’t involved in Massie’s primary “because he’s an incumbent.” “But the president certainly made his opinion known, and I’m not surprised by the results there.
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House Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘not surprised’ by Massie’s loss in Kentucky GOP primary Comments: by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sudiksha Kochi - 05/20/26 12:38 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” by Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) loss in the Kentucky GOP primary, arguing that President Trump’s endorsement is the “most powerful in the history of politics.” Massie, a vocal Trump critic who has served in Congress since 2012, lost to Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and farmer, in the primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday night.
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