Massie, who has been in office since 2012, broke with Trump by voting against his “big, beautiful” tax and spending legislation last year over concerns about the national debt. He has also voted to curtail Trump’s attacks on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and his ongoing war in Iran.
Massie also joined with Democrats – and a handful of Republicans – to force Trump’s Department of Justice to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein.
On Monday, Trump criticised Massie in a series of social media posts, calling him “an obstructionist and a fool”.
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth campaigned for Gallrein in Kentucky, where he accused Massie of “constant obstruction”. In response, Massie said that he saw Hegseth’s presence in his district as a good sign.
“You don’t send the Secretary of War to Kentucky during a war if you think your candidate is up 10 points. That’s what you do when you realise your whole campaign is imploding,” he told CBS News.
