President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is endorsing Navy SEAL Ed Gallerin to challenge Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie.
Trump has repeatedly criticized Massie in recent months, issuing a warning that he and his team would prioritize the Republican representative. In a lengthy post to Truth Social, Trump called Massie a “third-rate congressman” and a “weak, pathetic Reno,” suggesting he should be “fired from office, ASAP” before announcing his endorsement of Galerin.
“The wonderful people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District have given us a mandate to make America great again, and the person who will help us do that is Marine, Army Ranger, and fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, Captain Ed Gallerin, America’s true first patriot,” Trump wrote. “Ed, a brave veteran, knows the wisdom and courage required to defend our country, support our military/veterans, and ensure peace through strength.”
While Gallerin has not officially announced his run against Massie, Trump said he hopes the Marine will enter the race, adding that if he does, he will have the president’s “full and complete endorsement.” (Related: Republicans who object to Trump rarely survive — will Epstein Truthers survive?)
“I hope Ed gets into the race against Massie, who is now at about 9% of the vote, because the great people of Kentucky are being wise to him — he only votes against the Republican Party, which makes life very easy for the radical left,” Trump added. “Run, run, run – MAGA!”
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In a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation, Massie told the outlet that Trump’s “advisors have clearly hit the panic button” on their choice of who should challenge him. In addition, the DCNF legislator referred to a clip of Galerin, who resides in the Massy region, during a radio interview in July. It helps That he would be “honored and distinguished to serve” if there was a particular race where he was needed.
“After being rejected by every elected official in the 4th District, Trump’s advisers have clearly hit the panic button with their selection of failed nominee and establishment hack Ed Gallerin. Ed has been pleading with them to pick him for more than three months,” Massie told DCNF.
Massie publicly criticized the president’s strikes against Iran in June. Contact The decision is unconstitutional in a series of tweets. Just before that, he joined California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna in introducing a resolution to prevent Trump from engaging in “unauthorized hostilities” with Iran.
In addition to opposing strikes on Iran, Massie also joined an impeachment petition in September in support of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, cooperating with three other Republican representatives and 213 Democrats in the effort.
In response, Trump criticized the lawmaker on Truth Social, where his political operation later launched an attempt to oust Massie from his seat. According to To Axios. Despite the clashes between them, the Republican succeeded in repelling his main rivals in the last three election cycles.
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