Donald Trump‘s favorite hobby after singing his own praises is hurling unprovoked insults at his political rivals. This week, he took to Truth Social for another public tantrum, targeting Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie.
Massie is one of the few GOP politicians still capable of independent thought, but that doesn’t sit right with the MAGA boss, who prefers to keep his administration on a leash. However, the Kentucky rep has long refused to rubber-stamp Trump’s agenda. He voted against the administration’s massive spending and tax package, questioned military strikes in Iran, and, most recently, called for the declassification of federal Epstein investigation files.
Trump, who once promised to release those same files, has since changed course. And now the congressman pushing for transparency is suddenly a “RINO.” But out of his god-complex, Trump cannot take criticism. So, in his latest rant that reads like an insecure breakup letter written in all caps, he decided to label Massie a “Third Rate Congressman,” calling for him to be “thrown out of office” and endorsing Ed Gallrein for the position instead:
“Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won big SIX TIMES, must be thrown out of office, ASAP! The incredible people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District gave us a mandate to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person that will help us do that is Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Fifth Generation Kentucky Farmer, Captain Ed Gallrein, a true America First Patriot.”
This marks the second time in four months that Trump has publicly humiliated Massie, branding him “a negative force,” “weak, ineffective,” and a “lightweight Congressman” in his earlier post. He declared back then that “MAGA doesn’t want him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him,” ostracizing the republican from his own party. But the internet didn’t miss the pattern. One user on X summarized the moment perfectly:
“Each day it becomes clearer that the Republicans are trying to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. Johnson hasn’t called a House session in months, they won’t swear in Grijalva, and Trump just attacked Thomas Massie on social media.”
Another saw the crystal clear reason Trump wants Massie out of office: “Trump wants Massie thrown out of office because he’s the only one of the bunch who thinks a pedophile doesn’t belong in the Oval Office.” The backlash highlights the increasingly obvious truth that the GOP isn’t a political party anymore, but a loyalty test. Anyone who questions Trump’s whims is instantly branded a traitor to MAGA.
But Trump’s constant attacks on his political rivals expose the huge movement he’s leading, which is devouring its own to protect one man’s ego. For a party that claims to love “freedom,” it’s doing a remarkable job of punishing anyone who exercises it.
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