{"id":2604552,"date":"2026-05-19T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-makes-rare-fox-news-appearance-on-final-day-of-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:19:57","slug":"massie-makes-rare-fox-news-appearance-on-final-day-of-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-makes-rare-fox-news-appearance-on-final-day-of-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie makes rare Fox News appearance on final day of primary"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmassie-makes-rare-fox-news-appearance-on-final-day-of-primary%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=2604552&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>Rep. thomas Massie (R-KY) made his first appearance on Fox News in 14 months during a final push to keep his House seat as Kentucky voters headed to the polls for the republican primary.He said Fox had \u201cblacklisted\u201d him due to his feud with President Donald Trump, but Massie still appeared on Fox\u2019s *America\u2019s Newsroom* on the last day of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Massie attacked his Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein, arguing voters should reelect him. He criticized Gallrein for posting (then deleting) what he described as an AI-generated campaign message and accused him of skipping eight head-to-head debates, claiming Massie held more and better-attended events.<\/p>\n<p>Trump heightened involvement in the race by comparing Massie to sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his primary, and by suggesting Massie was worse than Cassidy. Trump also threatened to back a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challenger<\/a> to Rep. Lauren Boebert after she campaigned for Massie over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Polling showed Gallrein with a slight lead, but the race was to close to call as polls closed at 6 p.m.Tuesday, with voters still in line allowed to vote.  <\/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>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) made a rare appearance on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"92\">Fox News<\/a> in a final push to hold on to his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/house\/\">House<\/a> seat.<\/p>\n<p>The interview aired on Tuesday<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\">Kentucky<\/a> voters head to the polls to choose between the seven-term i<\/span>ncumbent and Trump-backed primary challenger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4572488\/ed-gallrein-thomas-massie-kentucky\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4572488\/ed-gallrein-thomas-massie-kentucky\/\">Ed Gallrein<\/a> in the state\u2019s Republican primary.<\/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\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4572494\/hakeem-jeffries-democrats-redistricting-spanberger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hakeem Jeffries believes Democrats can overcome redistricting disadvantage and win the House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4574393\/prewrite-trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-runoff\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump endorses Ken Paxton ahead of Texas Senate runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4574393\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-texas-senate-primary-runoff\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump endorses Ken Paxton ahead of Texas Senate primary runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Massie\u2019s appearance on the conservative cable news outlet was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/2056765020294275269\">his first in 14 months<\/a>. Massie recently claimed Fox had \u201cblacklisted\u201d him, presumably due to his intraparty feud with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re afraid that if they give me a venue to speak, that the White House will shut them out,\u201d the congressman said of Fox on Cincinnati Public Radio. \u201cAnd they want access more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the supposed blacklist, Massie spoke with a Fox host on <em>America\u2019s Newsroom<\/em> on the final day of his contested primary. Massie spent much of his airtime attacking his primary opponent and arguing that his constituents should reelect him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the conservative running against an AI candidate without the I,\u201d he said of Gallrein, who has been criticized for seemingly posting an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/not-smart-enough-trump-backed-191511290.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/not-smart-enough-trump-backed-191511290.html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >artificially generated campaign message<\/a><\/a> on social media before deleting it.<\/p>\n<p>Massie also accused Gallrein of skipping eight head-to-head debates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is terrified of debating,\u201d the incumbent said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t know who he is. I did three events yesterday. Every one of them had more attendees than the Secretary of War\u2019s event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> stumped for Gallrein at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4572909\/hegseth-stumps-thomas-massie-opponent-ed-gallrein-kentucky-primary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4572909\/hegseth-stumps-thomas-massie-opponent-ed-gallrein-kentucky-primary\/\">campaign rally<\/a> on Monday in Hebron, Kentucky. The area is located in Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District, which Massie has represented since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are panicked because the president has done 11 posts about this race in the last 72 hours and sent the Secretary of War,\u201d the congressman added.<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump\u2019s recent Truth Social posts <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571925\/trump-thomas-massie-worse-bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571925\/trump-thomas-massie-worse-bill-cassidy\/\">compared<\/a> Massie to Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA), who lost his primary to two Republican challengers on Saturday. Hoping for a similar outcome in the Kentucky primary, the president said Massie was \u201cworse\u201d and an \u201ceven bigger insult to our Nation\u201d than Cassidy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also went after Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lauren-boebert\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3037\">Lauren Boebert<\/a> (R-CO), who campaigned for Massie in his state over the weekend, by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571734\/trump-threatens-primary-boebert-campaigned-massie\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4571734\/trump-threatens-primary-boebert-campaigned-massie\/\">threatening to back<\/a> a primary candidate to challenge Boebert.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4574164\/thomas-massie-race-sets-house-primary-spending-record\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4574164\/thomas-massie-race-sets-house-primary-spending-record\/\">THOMAS MASSIE RACE SETS HOUSE PRIMARY SPENDING RECORD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Kentucky primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-time-the-polls-close-today-in-each-state\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s What Time the ... ... Today in Each State\">polling locations close<\/a> at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Voters who are still in line at that time will be allowed to cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls show Gallrein with a slight lead, but the margin between them is too close to call. Earlier surveys had Massie in the lead, which narrowed after Trump endorsed Gallrein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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