{"id":2603726,"date":"2026-05-17T13:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-thomas-massie-worse-than-bill-cassidy-after-defeat\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:21:26","slug":"trump-calls-thomas-massie-worse-than-bill-cassidy-after-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-thomas-massie-worse-than-bill-cassidy-after-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Calls Thomas Massie &#8216;worse&#8217; than Bill Cassidy after defeat"},"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\">20<\/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-calls-thomas-massie-worse-than-bill-cassidy-after-defeat%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=2603726&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>President Donald Trump attacked Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) following Sen. Bill cassidy\u2019s (R-LA) loss in Louisiana\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">republican primary<\/a>, linking both outcomes to political payback from Cassidy\u2019s vote to convict Trump in the second impeachment trial. Trump said Cassidy\u2019s defeat reflected \u201cunprecedented\u201d consequences, while portraying Massie as disloyal and accusing him of voting against key Trump priorities. He also urged Kentucky voters to remove Massie from politics, warning that Massie is one of the worst Republicans in the country, and reiterated those claims in a later Truth Social post. Massie-known for libertarian-leaning positions and opposition to spending and surveillance-has repeatedly clashed with Trump and House GOP leadership.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557093\/trump-indiana-trouble-massie-cassidy-election\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> blasted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4571185\/thomas-massie-useless-tenure-congress-coming-to-an-end\/\">Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)<\/a> in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116588075000941546\">Truth Social post<\/a> after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571020\/cassidy-loses-reelection-campaign\/\">Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) <\/a>suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-presidents-daughter-large-print-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The ......s Daughter... (Large Print) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\">primary defeat<\/a> in his run for a third term to represent Louisiana in the United States Senate. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the race results, Trump celebrated Cassidy\u2019s loss and tied it to the Louisiana senator\u2019s vote to convict him during his second impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4571910\/lindsey-graham-lose-job-iran-war-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham says it\u2019s \u2018worth losing my job\u2019 for non-nuclear Iran as midterms loom<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571847\/trump-revenge-tour-massie-kentucky-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump revenge tour barrels toward Massie with Cassidy and Indiana in its wake<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571017\/massie-anti-establishment-brand-trump-backlash\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thomas Massie bets anti-establishment brand can survive Trump backlash<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cTom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana,\u201d Trump wrote. He added that Cassidy \u201csuffered an unprecedented loss tonight by not even being allowed to run in the Republican Primary.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump argued Cassidy\u2019s defeat was political payback for \u201cvoting to impeach an innocent man,\u201d while accusing Massie of being \u201cvery disloyal\u201d and a \u201cmajor Sleazebag.\u201d In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th Capitol riot, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cassidy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/cassidy-votes-to-convict-president-donald-trump\/\">Cassidy voted to convict Trump<\/a> on the charge of \u201cincitement of insurrection,\u201d saying at the time that he believed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >trump<\/a>-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/&#8221; title=&#8221;&#8230; taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains&#8221;>president<\/a> was guilty.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116588075000941546\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump also spoke of his support for Kentucky farmer and military veteran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4551998\/ed-gallrein-shows-northern-kentucky-what-he-is-made-of\/\">Ed Gallrein<\/a> in his challenge against Massie, urging voters to \u201cget this loser out of politics in Tuesday\u2019s Election.\u201d In a second <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116589795851243755\">Truth Social post<\/a> early Sunday morning, Trump escalated his criticism of the Kentucky congressman.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116589795851243755\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Congressman Tom Massie voted against Tax Cuts, the Board Wall, our Military and Law Enforcement,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cActually, he voted against almost everything that is good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562955\/thomas-massie-strikes-positive-tone-final-primary-campaign-ad\/\"><strong>THOMAS MASSIE STRIKES POSITIVE TONE IN FINAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN AD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump concluded by calling Massie \u201cThe Worst Republican Congressman in History,\u201d and emphasized to Kentucky voters again to \u201cvote the bum out on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massie, a libertarian-minded Republican known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-minimizes-democrat-government-shutdown-as-lowkey\/\" title=\"Politico Minimizes Democrat Government Shutdown As &#039;Lowkey&#039;\">opposing government spending<\/a> and surveillance programs, has frequently clashed with Trump and House GOP leadership. He has drawn criticism from Trump allies in the past for voting against several Trump-backed measures and for publicly breaking with the president on fiscal issues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blasts Massie on Truth Social after Cassidy primary loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2603727,"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\/05\/AP26135555285582-e1779034136565.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,5894,33196,38710],"class_list":["post-2603726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-politics","tag-thomas-massie","tag-u-s-congress"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26135555285582-e1779034136565.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603726","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\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603726"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603730,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603726\/revisions\/2603730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}