As you know, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary battle to GOP challenger Ed Gallrein. However, Massie handled the defeat with quiet grace and dignity.
Just kidding!
Massie took some parting shots at Gallrein, including this:
🚨 JUST IN — REP. THOMAS MASSIE CONCEDES: "I would've come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede."
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 20, 2026
"And it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv."
"I have called and conceded the race." pic.twitter.com/8Y70wGzp36
I wouldn't be surprised now if Massie gets hired by MeidasTouch or The Bulwark now that he's being forced out of Congress.
Why did Massie lose? The Federalist's Sean Davis had a good summary in this post, and click it to read the whole thing:
Why did Massie lose tonight?
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) May 20, 2026
Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCarthy, to anti-Trump Epstein obsessive in 2025 after tweeting about that issue a whopping three (3) times in the decade prior. The nail in the coffin for him was…
Massie definitely took a pivot, and the possible reasons are many, including the tragic loss of his wife, as @seanmdav mentioned:
"We’ll never know what caused the apparent personality change—maybe it was the death of his wife, maybe it was the McCarthy race followed by McCarthy’s ouster, or maybe it was a desire for notoriety or media acclaim and a lucrative podcasting career outside of Congress—but the drastic change was undeniable, as was the seeming lack of interest in much of anything happening in Kentucky."
The sheer number of Dems and TDS grifter groups upset that Massie lost is starting to make me think that maybe something good happened.
My good friend @RepThomasMassie lost tonight.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 20, 2026
He lost because he had the guts to stand up to the Epstein class and against the war.
He won voters under 45 by 30 points.
Tonight, I say to this voters who feel rejected by Trump. We welcome you. Join our coalition to take on a… pic.twitter.com/tAGJjtct5b
Massie challenged the Epstein class. Trump and his allies targeted him. That should tell you everything. https://t.co/6DmxOMiqiP
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 20, 2026
What tells me everything I need to know is all the Democrats who are upset by Massie's loss.
The Democrats are saying Republicans (and their voters) aren't tolerant of dissenting voices. This comes from the same party that's probably going to try and primary John Fetterman out of a job for the political crime of not being bats**t crazy enough to remain a Democrat these days.
The Lincoln Project being troubled by Massie's loss is also telling:
Massie lost because he wanted the Epstein List released and pedophiles held accountable. Trump didn't want any of that, so he had to go. https://t.co/yrudoYlKAD
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 19, 2026
Considering the past of one of its founders, the LP doesn't have enough shame to sit that one out.
And of course, intrepid Resistance "journalist" Jim Acosta is always there to push the Left's narrative:
Don’t get caught up in the Washington horse race reporting on Republican Rep. Thomas Massie losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger. Massie lost because he worked with Democrats and Republicans to force Trump to release the Epstein Files. That’s why Trump wanted him gone. pic.twitter.com/o54yrWif2O
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 20, 2026
It's worth noting that the Democrats didn't care much about the "Epstein files" when they controlled the White House, Senate and House of Reps.
No really… try to find any TV appearance from 2021 thru 2024 of Ro Khanna or Thomas Massie talking about Epstein. It doesn’t exist because these two absolute phonies are about fundraising and political gain and nothing more. https://t.co/kUdLzf637g
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) May 20, 2026
I don't live in Kentucky, but all I know is that, as usual, if a bunch of Democrats and lefty media types are upset then it's very likely something good has happened.
