{"id":2292857,"date":"2024-07-11T16:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-thomas-massie-gives-new-details-about-wifes-death-responds-to-conspiracy-theories\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T16:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:05:46","slug":"rep-thomas-massie-gives-new-details-about-wifes-death-responds-to-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-thomas-massie-gives-new-details-about-wifes-death-responds-to-conspiracy-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Thomas Massie Gives New Details About Wife&#8217;s Death, Responds to &#8216;Conspiracy Theories&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-thomas-massie-gives-new-details-about-wifes-death-responds-to-conspiracy-theories%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky\u2063 responded to conspiracy theories about the death of his wife, Rhonda Massie, who passed\u2064 away at 51 on June 27. Massie dismissed the theories by revealing that Rhonda did not take the COVID shots, their house\u200c was \u200csecure, \u2064family was present when \u2063she passed away, and an autopsy was\u200d conducted. He expressed \u2064his devastation over the loss but found comfort\u2062 in their four children and the\u200b support of \u200bfriends and family.\u2063 Massie thanked those who prayed for them and \u200chonored Rhonda&#8217;s memory. He apologized for missing votes and announced\u200b his return to Congress. The congressman shared a heartfelt message about Rhonda&#8217;s passing on social media and addressed the importance of the upcoming 2024 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 6:32am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky on Thursday offered a gentle retort to those who have posted conspiracy theories about the death of his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Rhonda Massie died at 51 on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death has been announced, according to the Louisville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/2024\/07\/01\/kentucky-congressman-thomas-massie-announces-death-of-wife-rhonda-politics\/74265922007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courier-Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough I first reacted with indignation to internet conspiracy theories about her death, I\u2019ve since been amused because I know Rhonda would have laughed, and if I were on the outside I might have similar concerns,\u201d Massie wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1811367136629039595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout violating her privacy, I can dismiss some of those theories by disclosing: she did not take the COVID shots (we were both seropositive by the time they became available), our house is very secure, family was in the house the night she passed, and an autopsy has been conducted (we do not yet have results),\u201d the conservative congressman said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thomas-massie-perfect-3-word-response-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-inside-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massie<\/a> noted that he and Rhonda began dating as teenagers and had been together ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have joked that after poring through hundreds of photographs of us since high school, the only credible conspiracy I can offer is a gorgeous girl who was a literal genius conspired to make a congressman, who would be steerable by no one but her, out of an awkward nerd by taking him as her boyfriend at age 16 and committing to decades of continuously molding him into something better,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in his post, Massie wrote, \u201cI am still devastated, but the four wonderful children she brought into this world and nurtured so perfectly have surrounded me with love and comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s been two weeks since my lovely Rhonda passed and I am still devastated, but the four wonderful children she brought into this world and nurtured so perfectly have surrounded me with love and comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,000 friends and family attended her services and\/or sent flowers\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1811367136629039595?\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The congressman said he has not been alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 1,000 friends and family attended her services and\/or sent flowers and other tributes to her memory. I want to thank them and those of you who have prayed for us and who have honored Rhonda in other ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family has cried hard and we have laughed at happy memories of her. With the help of others who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-police-say-door-to-uvalde-elementary-school-was-unlocked-when-gunman-entered\/\" title=\"Texas Police Say Door to Uvalde Elementary School Was Unlocked When Gunman Entered\">experienced similar losses<\/a>, I have accepted I can get through this but I will never get over this. I don\u2019t ever want to lose her memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having stepped back from his work, Massie said he was heading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-thomas-massie-calmly-dismantles-dem-rep-screaming-just-inches-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back to Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI beg your forgiveness for the votes I missed during this difficult period. With Rhonda no longer with me, I will strive to summon the grace and patience and wisdom she quietly and selflessly dedicated to the effort of serving you,\u201d the congressman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Massie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-thomas-massie-announces-death-wife-rhonda-went-heaven\/\">announced<\/a> his wife\u2019s passing in a June 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1806685880330903837?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806685880330903837%7Ctwgr%5E8be7e34852f6361a80747c745007a6cf19d26964%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Frep-thomas-massie-announces-death-wife-rhonda-went-heaven%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-florida-state-football-coach-bobby-bowden-dies-receives-praise-over-how-he-lived-life\/\" title=\"Legendary Florida State Football Coach Bobby Bowden Dies; Receives Praise Over How He Lived Life\">high school sweetheart<\/a>, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-announces-wifes-death-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Thomas Massie announces wife\u2019s death - Washington Examiner\">wise queen forever<\/a>, Rhonda went to Heaven,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven. Thank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTSWXeLCG0\">pic.twitter.com\/tTSWXeLCG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1806685880330903837?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time,\u201d the congressman wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. 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Thomas Massie of Kentucky responded to conspiracy theories about his wife&#8217;s death by stating that she did not take the COVID shots, their house was secure, family was present when she passed, and an autopsy has been conducted. Massie expressed gratitude for the support he has received from friends and family during this difficult time. He also mentioned that he will be returning to Congress after taking some time off. 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