Scott Jennings Lets Loose on Thomas Massie: Despicable, Anti-Semitic, Nasty, Gutter Politics'

A House primary loss for Thomas Massie followed a campaign framed around loyalty to Donald Trump. The race was described as the most expensive House primary in U.S. history. Massie was characterized as increasingly voting against Republican priorities and as opposing Trump on major border security and tax cut bills. Supporters argued that voters in a strongly conservative district expected their representative to support the president. The campaign emphasized tax cuts and immigration, and the Trump-backed opponent won. Massie’s concession remarks included a reference to locating his opponent in Tel Aviv, which was criticized as anti-Semitic and as reflecting an undercurrent in his career.

"Well, it was the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, and the president made it a priority to get rid of Thomas Massie, and he succeeded because Massie had frankly become an opponent of the president inside the party, and you just can't do that, Jennings replied, adding: You know, Massie used to reliably vote with the Republicans. That number had been falling over time."

"This is one of the most conservative districts in the countrycertainly a conservative area of Kentucky. They gave Donald Trump a massive victory in 2024, and they expect the Republican congressman who represents them to be part of the team. The two big issues in the race that were featured in most of the advertising had to do with tax cuts and immigration."

"Massie was against Trump on both his big border security and tax cut bills, so they said, Look, we can get a Republican congressman who will be part of the team and support the president. That campaign worked. I just want to also add one other thing: Thomas Massie, tonight in his concession speech, said something despicableanti-Semitic nasty gutter politics at the end."

"He said, I would call Ed Gallrein, but, you know, I had to find him in Tel Aviv. There was an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in this race on the Massie side. There's been an undercurrent of it in his career, unfortunately, and it really came out in an ugly way tonight. I think it needs to be stated, acknowledged, and co"

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