{"id":2564666,"date":"2026-02-05T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-moron-thomas-massie-at-prayer-breakfast-5\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:49:27","slug":"trump-slams-moron-thomas-massie-at-prayer-breakfast-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-moron-thomas-massie-at-prayer-breakfast-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams &#8216;moron&#8217; Thomas Massie at prayer breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-slams-moron-thomas-massie-at-prayer-breakfast-5%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=2564666&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>At the 74th National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald trump accused rep. Thomas Massie of being a \u201cmoron\u201d for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeatedly voting<\/a> against his administration on issues ranging from welfare reform and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under ..., Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">tax cuts<\/a> to religious measures. Trump mocked Massie as \u201cRand Paul, Jr.\u201d and dismissed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-jacksons-nomination-to-be-sent-to-senate-for-full-vote-despite-tie-at-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"Judge Jackson\u2019s Nomination to Be Sent to Senate for Full Vote Despite Tie at Judiciary Committee\">opposing votes<\/a> as a political liability, saying Massie would vote no no matter what. Massie, a libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, has previously clashed wiht Trump on topics like releasing Epstein files, curtailing U.S.war powers on Venezuela,and opposing the president\u2019s tax cuts. In response, Massie used X to push back, stating he remains committed to reducing spending, opposing new wars, and defending 1A, 2A, and 4A rights, among other positions. Trump is backing a primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, and allied groups have pledged to spend heavily to defeat Massie, who has fended off primary challenges in prior cycles.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump slams &lsquo;moron&rsquo; Thomas Massie at prayer breakfast<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2495897\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> lambasted Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY), a frequent antagonist of his administration, as a &ldquo;moron&rdquo; while speaking at the 74th National <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prayer\/\">Prayer<\/a> Breakfast on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s an automatic no,&rdquo; Trump said of Massie&rsquo;s tendency to vote against his administration. &ldquo;No matter what. If we did welfare reform. If we did the greatest thing in history for religion. No matter what we did. No matter how good it is &hellip; we just did the greatest tax cuts in history, he voted against.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4447522\/virginia-democrats-agree-new-congressional-map-gives-republicans-one-seat\/\">Virginia Democrats agree to new map that gives Republicans just one seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4446999\/schumer-jeffries-condition-dhs-funding-ten-demands-ice-reform\/\">Schumer and Jeffries condition DHS funding on 10 demands for ICE reform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4446743\/georgia-republican-barry-loudermilk-forgoes-reelection\/\">Georgia GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk forgoes reelection bid after longtime stability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No matter what we do, this moron,&rdquo; Trump added, drawing laughter. &ldquo;No matter what it is.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Massie, a libertarian conservative, has broken with the president on several occasions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-seen-cowering-behind-the-police-last-night-in-dc-after-being-confronted-by-the-proud-boys\/\" title=\"Antifa Seen Cowering Behind the Police Last Night in DC After Being Confronted by the Proud Boys\">past year<\/a>. The Kentucky Republican was an early proponent of releasing the Epstein files. Massie also supported Democratic efforts to curtail the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s war powers regarding Venezuela. He also voted against Trump&rsquo;s tax cuts, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s something wrong with him,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We call him Rand Paul, Jr. You know, it&rsquo;s like they just vote no. They love voting no. They think it&rsquo;s good politically, the guys polling about 9%, it&rsquo;s not good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Massie quickly hit back on social media following the president&rsquo;s remarks. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President of the United States called me a moron at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning because I&rsquo;m still fighting for what he promised the American people: Reduce big spending, DOGE, no new wars, end foreign aid, defend 1A 2A 4A, prolife, and expose sex traffickers,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2019441453835927626?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Trump is supporting a primary challenge to Massie this year. The president is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4407568\/trump-endorses-massie-challenger-ed-gallrein\/\">urging the GOP <\/a>to coalesce around Ed Gallrein, who is challenging Massie in the GOP primary. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4445564\/trump-god-national-prayer-breakfast\/\">TRUMP JOKES ABOUT NEEDING HELP FROM GOD DURING NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have heard that there are other Candidates exploring a run for this seat, but I am asking all MAGA Warriors to rally behind Captain Ed Gallrein, the Candidate who is, far and away, best positioned to DEFEAT Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from the beautiful Commonwealth of Kentucky, a place I love, and won BIG, ALL THREE TIMES,&rdquo; he&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115844769291604784\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> last month. <\/p>\n<p>Trump-aligned groups have also pledged to spend heavily to defeat Massie. The Kentucky Republican has beaten back a primary challenge each cycle since 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Short paraphrase (55 characters or less): Trump calls Massie a &#8216;moron&#8217; at Prayer Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Expanded paraphrase:<br \/>\n  At the 74th National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie a moron and said he\u2019s an automatic no on his agenda, no matter the policy. Massie, a libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican, has often opposed Trump on several issues and fired back on social media. Trump is backing Ed Gallrein in Massie\u2019s GOP primary, and allied groups plan to spend heavily to defeat him; Massie has fended off primary challenges in each cycle since 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2564667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-t6fq0kav3-1770313796076-e1770314620341.jpg?1770295962&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6203,4850,5894,72959,3634],"class_list":["post-2564666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop","tag-massie","tag-politics","tag-prayerbreakfast","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-t6fq0kav3-1770313796076-e1770314620341.jpg?1770295962&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2564670,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564666\/revisions\/2564670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2564667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}