Massie Claims His GOP Primary Battle Is About Whether Israel Gets to Buy Seats in Congress'

"“I'm walking to an airplane to rejoin the most expensive congressional race in U.S. history,” Massie said as Manriquez approached him for a Q&A. “Yeah, well, it's a referendum, really, unfortunately. It's turned into whether Israel gets to buy seats in Congress. And what they found out is that my seat is really expensive. They probably, when this is over, will have spent $20 million and come up short.”"

"Manriquez followed up, “Why is Israel the only country that gets to buy elections in the United States? Does any other country get to?” Massie replied, “You know, I've never seen Great Britain, Australia, or even Germany play in our elections here in the United States, but Israel gets so much from the United States. It's a one-sided relationship.”"

"Massie said, “They get us to be their proxies in wars that they want against their enemies. They give us military assistance. They gave us technology. They get our bombs. They get our tax dollars. I think it's a very one-sided relationship. At least with NATO, we pretend that they would come to our aid someday if we needed it, and even that's a ruse.”"

"Massie, a long-time critic of Israel and foreign intervention, has also become a fierce critic of President Donald Trump following their break over the Big Beautiful Bill last year, and Trump is promoting a primary challenger to oust Massie. Massie's opponent has also been targ"

Rep. Thomas Massie said he was walking to an airplane to rejoin a highly contested GOP primary. He characterized the race as a referendum and said it has become about whether Israel can influence U.S. congressional outcomes. Massie argued that his seat is especially expensive and predicted spending around $20 million without winning. He questioned why Israel is treated differently from other countries in U.S. elections. Massie described a one-sided relationship, saying the United States provides military assistance, technology, bombs, and tax dollars, while Israel uses U.S. support and acts as a proxy in wars. He also criticized NATO as unreliable and described it as a pretense of future aid.

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