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WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Crescent Springs, said he has seen a surge of support since President Donald Trump pledged to get him out of Congress over Massie’s opposition to a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a government shutdown.
In a post on March 10 calling Massie a “grandstander,” Trump said, “HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him.”
After Massie voted against the bill the next day, he said he was not worried about a primary challenge.
“I think that the missives directed at me weren’t to try to get me to change my vote,” Massie said. “I never change my vote. I think they were to try and keep the other Republicans in line.”
Massie put up a fundraising post in response to the president and supporters have backed him up.
“Since March 11, our campaign has raised over $370,000 from thousands of grassroots donors – an unprecedented statement of support against excessive government spending,” Massie told Spectrum News in a statement. “This fundraising surge, totaling more than 4,300 individual contributions in just under a week, has brought our campaign’s cash on hand to over $1.2 million. I am deeply grateful to the patriots who have rallied behind my stand for fiscal responsibility.”
Massie easily secured a sixth term last year and in the last three Republican primary elections, he has won between 75% and 81% of the vote, according to Kentucky election data.
Some think Massie could run for Senate next year.
After Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced last month that he will not seek another term, Massie polled his followers on X to ask if he should stay in the House, or run for Senate or governor.
Massie previously told Spectrum News that while he does not plan to run for Senate, he would not rule it out.
