{"id":2604811,"date":"2026-05-19T23:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-mocks-trumps-roman-empire-ballroom-in-scathing-concession-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:44:19","slug":"massie-mocks-trumps-roman-empire-ballroom-in-scathing-concession-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-mocks-trumps-roman-empire-ballroom-in-scathing-concession-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie mocks Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Roman Empire&#8217; ballroom in scathing concession speech"},"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%2Fmassie-mocks-trumps-roman-empire-ballroom-in-scathing-concession-speech%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=2604811&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>outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) mocked President Donald trump\u2019s White House ballroom during his concession speech after losing Kentucky\u2019s 4th District primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-questions-control-of-doj-x-account-after-report-alleged-white-house-takeover\/\" title=\"Massie questions control of DOJ X account after report alleged White House takeover\">massie suggested<\/a> the ballroom resembled Roman Empire architecture and joked about it being funded by Miriam adelson.He also made broader criticisms of Trump, drawing on language he said he typically heard from Democrats, and added that his campaign delayed plans to restart a war wiht Iran-partly by prompting concern that influenced the scheduling of messaging and visits by officials, including \u201cSecretary of War\u201d Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >speech included chants<\/a> such as \u201cNo more wars\u201d and \u201cEnd the fed,\u201d and also louder crowd reactions. The article frames massie\u2019s defeat as a major test of Trump\u2019s power within the GOP,showing that even a popular incumbent with an autonomous reputation could be overturned by Trump\u2019s endorsement-despite support from online right-wing influencers who had previously criticized or challenged Trump on key issues.  <\/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>Outgoing 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) mocked President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> White House ballroom in his concession speech, saying it resembled one from the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575268\/kentucky-4th-congressional-district-primary-thomas-massie-ed-gallrein\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4575268\">Massie\u2019s defeat<\/a> in the Kentucky primary on Tuesday served as another testament to Trump\u2019s unparalleled power over the Republican Party, almost single-handedly sinking the formerly popular representative who publicly went against him. In his speech admitting defeat, Massie tore into Trump from several different angles, including a suggestion that his rival, Ed Gallrein, was controlled by Israel.<\/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\/4573482\/pennsylvania-10th-district-democratic-primary-results\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Stelson-Perry rematch set in Pennsylvania\u2019s 10th District<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4573438\/pennsylvania-8th-district-results-rob-bresnahan-paige-cognetti\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti to face Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania\u2019s 8th District general election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575268\/kentucky-4th-congressional-district-primary-thomas-massie-ed-gallrein\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump-backed Ed Gallrein defeats Thomas Massie in Kentucky<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv,\u201d he said, eliciting laughs from the crowd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among his more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-slammed-over-press-conference-on-russian-invasion-the-defining-image-of-his-failed-presidency\/\" title=\"Biden Slammed Over Press Conference On Russian Invasion: \u2018The Defining Image Of His Failed Presidency\u2019\">notable criticisms<\/a> was one targeting Trump\u2019s ballroom, using rhetoric usually heard from across the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to watch Fox also for the first time in 18 months, and there was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocky-psaki-new-white-house-press-secretary-off-to-bumpy-start\/\" title=\"Rocky Psaki: New White House Press Secretary Off To Bumpy Start\">president talking<\/a> about, by the way, while gas is almost $5 and diesel\u2019s almost $6, they\u2019re talking about this big ballroom they\u2019re going to build, and \u2026 it looks like the Roman Empire, architecture from the Roman Empire. I see a few analogies there,\u201d Massie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were promised that Miriam Adelson would pay for that ballroom, but \u2026 she spent so much money in this race, they\u2019re going to have to reduce the footprint of that thing,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p>Massie sought to see the silver lining in his loss, even claiming that his campaign had delayed the resumption of the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one thing I saw on Fox, they were saying, \u2018Oh my goodness \u2026 we\u2019re ready for war \u2026 we\u2019re about to restart this war. We were supposed to restart this war today, but we can\u2019t restart this war today. The war can\u2019t start today.\u2019 They said, \u2018We got to wait a day,&#8217;\u201d Massie said. \u201cAnd then \u2026 it occurred to me \u2014 where was the Secretary of War yesterday? He was here!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they saw the influencers here, they panicked. They sent the Secretary of War here, and you stopped the war for a day!\u201d Massie added, referring to War Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s trip to Kentucky to stump for Gallrein.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the speech, chants of \u201cNo more wars,\u201d \u201cEnd the fed,\u201d and other slogans broke out, some of which Massie joined. At one point, there were several shouts of \u201cF*** Israel!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575268\/kentucky-4th-congressional-district-primary-thomas-massie-ed-gallrein\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4575268\">TRUMP-BACKED ED GALLREIN DEFEATS THOMAS MASSIE IN KENTUCKY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s primary served as perhaps the biggest test of Trump\u2019s endorsement record within the party, given the independent streak of Massie\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-kamala-got-loomered-laura-loomer-catches-kamala-harris-body-double-at-palm-beach-polling-place-video-photos\/\" title=\"FAKE KAMALA GOT LOOMERED! --Laura Loomer Catches Kamala Harris BODY DOUBLE at Palm Beach Polling Place! (VIDEO -PHOTOS)\">district<\/a> and close polling to the very end.<\/p>\n<p>Massie earned the support of many online right-wing figures who had drawn attention for publicly crossing Trump on issues such as the war with Iran, but the Kentucky Republican\u2019s loss showed that influence is limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie mocked Trump\u2019s White House ballroom, saying it felt Roman; his Kentucky primary loss showed Trump\u2019s sway over Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2604812,"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\/AP26140030509803.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79974,48227,32319,5894,60905],"class_list":["post-2604811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ballroom-mockery","tag-campaign-rhetoric","tag-donald-trump","tag-politics","tag-virginia-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26140030509803.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604811","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604811"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604815,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604811\/revisions\/2604815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}