President Trump calls for removal of lawmakers obsessed with Epstein
Donald Trump labeled Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie a “weak, pathetic RINO” and called for his removal from office in a fiery post on Truth Social.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has threatened to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert, a hardline conservative who has been a staunch Trump ally, in the primary after maverick Rep. Thomas Massey campaigned in her Kentucky district.
“Boebert is campaigning for the worst ‘Republican’ Congressman in our nation’s history, Thomas Massie of Great Commonwealth of Kentucky. Anyone that stupid deserves a good fight in the primary!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on May 16.
President Trump has vowed to remove Massey, a Republican who rebelled against him in Congress over key legislation and the Iran war, and who led his party’s efforts to release government documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president’s efforts to unseat Massey will test his grip on the Republican Party.
Trump’s social media post came hours after Boebert appeared on the campaign trail for Massey, who is running against Trump-backed challenger Ed Gullane, a former Navy SEAL, in Kentucky’s May 19 Republican primary.
“Is anyone interested in running against the timid Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District?” Trump posted. “Let me know or announce your candidacy. I’ll be there for you!”
Boebert, R-Colorado, responded in a post to X on May 16.
“Yes, I saw the president’s post,” she wrote. “No, I’m not mad or angry.
“When I agreed to support my friend Thomas Massie, I knew the risks. I have always been, and always will be, America First, America Always, and MAGA, moving forward.”
(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Rod Nickel)
