{"id":2604931,"date":"2026-05-20T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-takes-parting-shot-at-trump-backed-opponent-i-called-to-concede-but-he-was-in-tel-aviv\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:32:00","slug":"massie-takes-parting-shot-at-trump-backed-opponent-i-called-to-concede-but-he-was-in-tel-aviv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-takes-parting-shot-at-trump-backed-opponent-i-called-to-concede-but-he-was-in-tel-aviv\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie Takes Parting Shot at Trump-Backed Opponent: I Called to Concede But He Was &#8216;in Tel Aviv&#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\">34<\/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-takes-parting-shot-at-trump-backed-opponent-i-called-to-concede-but-he-was-in-tel-aviv%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=2604931&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>The excerpt describes the outcome of a Kentucky Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie lost to military veteran Ed Gallrein (with Massie\u2019s loss framed as partly driven by critics\u2019 accusations that his views and rhetoric crossed into anti-Semitism).<\/p>\n<p>After the loss, Massie gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-dems-reject-bernie-acolyte-in-heated-primary\/\" title=\"Ohio Dems Reject Bernie Acolyte in Heated ...\">concession speech<\/a>, saying he was late because he had to \u201cfind\u201d Gallrein in Tel Aviv, and he criticized voters for favoring party-aligned politics. The article also highlights that Massie\u2019s battles with his own party were longstanding, including his isolationist positions and opposition to certain actions supporting Israel-claims the piece says drew controversy within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>It further notes that the primary was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-to-enroll-600-families-of-color-in-guranteed-income-pilot-program\/\" title=\"Oakland to Enroll 600 Families of Color in \u2018Guranteed Income\u2019 Pilot Program\">extremely expensive<\/a> and that pro-massie political advertising attacked Gallrein\u2019s supporters, including Paul Singer, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-introduce-wealth-tax-bill-that-would-also-impact-people-who-moved-out-of-state\/\" title=\"California Democrats Introduce Wealth Tax Bill That Would Also Impact People Who Moved Out of State\">claims tied<\/a> to identity and politics. In his own victory speech, Gallrein portrays the campaign as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >typical \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-play-thousands-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-over-high-school-winter-sports-ban\/\" title=\"\u2018Let Us Play\u2019: Thousands Rally At Michigan State Capitol Over High School Winter Sports Ban\">contact sport<\/a>\u201d politics<\/a> and dismisses the attacks as part of the usual campaigning.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Thomas Massie may be out of the running for the 120th Congress, but that doesn\u2019t mean the controversial Kentucky legislator is going to stop rankling his critics \u2014 even in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-thomas-massie-loses-trump-backed-ed-gallrein-hotly-contested-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losing a Republican primary<\/a> where critics had charged Massie\u2019s anti-Israel sentiment had morphed into anti-Semitism, Massie gave a concession speech where he said he was late because he had to \u201cfind\u201d his rival \u201cin Tel Aviv.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much of the focus of Tuesday\u2019s race had been on President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-urges-kentucky-voters-oust-thomas-massie-ahead-primary-must-thrown-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a> of Massie\u2019s challenger, military veteran Ed Gallrein, and the fact that Massie had bucked his party on innumerable votes. Massie has represented Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Along with leftist Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna, the libertarian-leaning Massie had also been one of the loudest voices in Congress claiming that the government\u2019s files on disgraced and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein hid something more nefarious than had already been let on.<\/p>\n<p>However, there were also accusations of anti-Semitic dog whistles in Massie\u2019s words and actions, and those concerns were amplified after Gallrein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/us\/elections\/results-kentucky-us-house-4-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won<\/a> a convincing 54.9 to 45.1 percent victory over the incumbent. The race was the most expensive House primary in history.<\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s seat is considered a safe Republican hold, meaning that Gallrein likely has a seat in the 120th Congress sewn up. Massie was not magnanimous in concession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would\u2019ve 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 Massie told supporters, before seeming to nod to the following he\u2019d accrued on the anti-Israel left and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fringe right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople that want somebody that will go along to get along \u2013 I\u2019ve never heard of that strategy, but that seems to be what the voters want. But not the young voters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 JUST IN \u2014 REP. THOMAS MASSIE CONCEDES: \u201cI would\u2019ve come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have called and conceded the race.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Y70wGzp36\">pic.twitter.com\/8Y70wGzp36<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2056891741161116032?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/massie-gallrein-trump-kentucky-republican-primary-03a658b1a45593ad04ebf6283a3fdb47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, the crowd at the concession speech chanted \u201cno more wars\u201d and \u201cAmerica first!\u201d before he took the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stirred up something. There is a yearning in this country for someone who will vote for principles over party,\u201d Massie said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the content of Massie\u2019s principles had been a concern for many in his own party.<\/p>\n<p>Massie hadn\u2019t just opposed the military action in Iran \u2014 this was predictable, as Massie was a hard isolationist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/anti-israel-republican-thomas-massie-loses-primary-to-trump-backed-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a> noted that he voted with the so-called far-left \u201csquad\u201d \u2014 Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar etc. \u2014 against an October 2023 resolution that supported Israel in the wake of Hamas\u2019\u00a0 terror attack that killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graphic-video-israeli-rescuer-releases-footage-music-festival-massacre-aftermath-counter-unprecedented-denial-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1,400 Israelis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in November of 2023, he became the only representative, Democrat or Republican, who voted \u201cno\u201d on a resolution reaffirming Israel\u2019s right to exist as a sovereign state. He also frequently opposed any military aid to the Jewish state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/a-gop-primary-has-become-a-costly-battle-over-israel-will-it-matter-in-the-long-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> he was opposed to \u201csending our money overseas\u201d and \u201cstarting another proxy war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Israel\u2019s war against Hamas, he also accused the country of \u201cindiscriminate bombing\u201d in Gaza,\u201d saying that the war was \u201cno rational argument American taxpayers should be paying for it. With tens of thousands of civilian casualties, there\u2019s a moral dilemma too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the Oct. 7 attacks, he also posted a meme that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/a-gop-primary-has-become-a-costly-battle-over-israel-will-it-matter-in-the-long-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the COVID vaccine was akin to concentration camp tattoos given to prisoners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-candidate-graham-platner-says-nazi-tattoo-strengthened-standing-democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Nazis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s primary campaign was no different, with Massie-aligned PACs running an ad accusing one of Gallrein\u2019s backers, Paul Singer, of being a \u201cfar-left trans activist\u201d and, seizing upon his Jewish heritage, showed him with a rainbow-patterned Star of David behind his head in one television ad.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the race was \u201ca referendum on whether the Israeli lobby can buy a seat in Kentucky. Paul Singer is among those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his victory speech, Gallrein appeared to shrug off the attacks, calling them politics as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a saying on the family farm that it\u2019s a contact sport,\u201d Gallrein said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/amp\/politics\/trump-backed-gallrein-defeats-rep-thomas-massie-in-gop-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>. \u201cI can tell you that campaigning is one as well folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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