Trump calls Thomas Massie ‘worse’ than Bill Cassidy after senator’s primary defeat
President Trump criticized Rep. Thomas Massie following Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary defeat. Trump labeled Massie as the 'worst' Republican Congressman and urged voters to remove him from politics. The former president's remarks came after Cassidy's loss, which Trump attributed to Cassidy's impeachment vote against him.
- ▪Trump criticized Rep. Thomas Massie after Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary defeat.
- ▪He called Massie the 'worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman' in history.
- ▪Trump urged voters to support Ed Gallrein in his challenge against Massie.
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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. Recommended Stories Graham says it’s ‘worth losing my job’ for non-nuclear Iran as midterms loom Trump revenge tour barrels toward Massie with Cassidy and Indiana in its wake Thomas Massie bets anti-establishment brand can survive Trump backlash “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…
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