{"id":2619495,"date":"2026-06-26T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-says-gop-is-wasting-control-of-congress-and-white-house\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:03:36","slug":"thomas-massie-says-gop-is-wasting-control-of-congress-and-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-says-gop-is-wasting-control-of-congress-and-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Massie says GOP is &#8216;wasting&#8217; control of Congress and White House"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fthomas-massie-says-gop-is-wasting-control-of-congress-and-white-house%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=2619495&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>Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) criticized his own party, accusing Republicans of wasting their majority and warning they could face a notable defeat in the November midterm elections if they do not fulfill their agenda.He expressed concern that the party is neglecting the prospect voters gave them and warned of a potential &#8220;shellacking&#8221; if they fail to act. Massie also dismissed Republican efforts to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-calls-2-7-billion-smartmatic-lawsuit-attack-on-first-amendment-moves-to-dismiss\/\" title=\"Fox News Calls .7 ...ion Smartmatic Lawsuit Attack On First Amendment, Moves To Dismiss\">election fraud claims<\/a> despite controlling Congress and the White house,questioning the purpose of the focus given their electoral victories. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he highlighted the pressure from President Donald Trump on Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill aimed at implementing new voter ID requirements. Trump has escalated tensions by canceling a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >housing bill signing event<\/a> until the legislation is passed and refusing to sign other key extensions unless the bill is included.<\/p>\n<p>MassieS criticisms come months after he lost a GOP primary to a Trump-backed challenger, a result that followed disputes over policy issues. Despite the loss, Massie remains politically active, filing paperwork for potential future campaigns, indicating he may seek office again in 2028.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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) blasted his own party Thursday, arguing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> are squandering their majority and warning they could face a \u201cshellacking\u201d in the November midterm <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">elections<\/a> if they fail to deliver on their agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe problem is we\u2019re wasting our opportunity that the voters gave us,\u201d Massie told reporters outside the Capitol building. \u201cAnd the Republicans are going to pay for that in November. It\u2019ll be an absolute shellacking if they don\u2019t wake up.\u201d<\/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\/house\/4625293\/lawler-trump-tps-haiti\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lawler pushes Trump administration to resume TPS for Haitians after court ruling<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4623064\/house-delays-vote-anna-paulina-luna-save-america-act-voter-id\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House delays votes after Anna Paulina Luna threatens to shut down floor until Senate passes SAVE America Act<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4621439\/luna-roy-oppose-house-action-senate-voter-id-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Luna and Roy vow to oppose all House floor action until Senate passes voter ID bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie also dismissed Republican efforts to continue focusing on election fraud claims despite the party controlling Washington.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s ironic that we control the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and the White House, and we\u2019re yelling election fraud?\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, we won all the damn elections, and we\u2019re in charge. And what are we doing with it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments come as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has intensified pressure on congressional Republicans to pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, legislation that would impose new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia ... Passes Omnibus ... Reform ...\">voter identification requirements<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> Republicans have acknowledged the bill lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The standoff escalated earlier this week after Trump abruptly canceled a planned bill-signing ceremony on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitol-hill\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2382\">Capitol Hill<\/a> for housing legislation, insisting lawmakers first approve the election bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has also refused to sign an extension of a key surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4622719\/trump-cancels-major-housing-bill-signing-demand-save-act\/\">TRUMP CANCELS MAJOR HOUSING BILL SIGNING TO DEMAND SAVE AMERICA ACT PASSAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie\u2019s criticism comes months after he lost his Republican primary to a Trump-backed challenger. Trump targeted the Kentucky congressman after clashes over spending, foreign policy, and other priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite his primary loss, Massie has signaled he is not done with politics. Less than a week after the election, he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to continue raising money, fueling speculation about a possible return to elected office in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie warns GOP is wasting chance, risks midterm shellacking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2619496,"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\/AP26119661173192-e1782484667241.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,6203,32171,33196],"class_list":["post-2619495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-gop","tag-political-commentary","tag-thomas-massie"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119661173192-e1782484667241.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619495","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619495"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619499,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619495\/revisions\/2619499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}