President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a social media put up, decrying the lawmaker as “weak,” “lazy,” and “pathetic” for opposing him on Iran, the “massive stunning invoice” and extra.
Massie, the president wrote on Fact Social, “will not be MAGA, although he likes to say he’s. Truly, MAGA doesn’t need him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him.”
Massie has a historical past of incurring Trump’s wrath. He was certainly one of solely two GOP members of the Home to vote in opposition to the president’s signature invoice final month, and extra just lately has been railing in opposition to U.S. army involvement in Iran.
On Sunday, he and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) spoke out in opposition to the weekend’s assault on Iran throughout a joint look on “Face The Nation.” The 2 final week launched a bipartisan decision that might prohibit Trump from putting Iran with out express authorization from Congress.
Massie known as the assault on Iran unconstitutional, whereas Trump dismissed him as “a detrimental drive” and “a easy minded grandstander.”
“Massie is weak, ineffective, and votes ‘NO’ on nearly the whole lot put earlier than him (Rand Paul, Jr.), irrespective of how good one thing could also be,” Trump wrote. “MAGA ought to drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, just like the plague!”
Trump mentioned he would marketing campaign “actually arduous” for a challenger to Massie in subsequent yr’s major.
“MAGA will not be about lazy, grandstanding, nonproductive politicians, of which Thomas Massie is certainly one,” Trump added.
Trump has urged voters in Massie’s district to reject him prior to now, to no avail.
This time, nonetheless, Trump’s staff is launching an excellent PAC aimed toward funding a MAGA-approved rival, Axios reported. Trump advisor Chris LaCivita instructed the information group that the brand new PAC would spend “no matter it takes” in opposition to Massie.