Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is remaining staunch in his reelection bid in the wake of Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) loss on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump is acting “desperate” in his attempt to replace him.“You can tell that I’m ahead in the polls, and they’re desperate. That’s why they’re sending the secretary of war to my district tomorrow. That’s why the president’s losing sleep and tweeting about this. That’s why AIPAC has dumped another $3 million into my race this weekend,” Massie said on ABC’s This Week.Massie, an eight-term incumbent who has sparred with Trump over his insistence on the full release of the Epstein files and his fiscal hawk no-vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is being challenged by Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. The Gallrein-Massie primary is one of the closest-watched primaries of the year and has also become the most expensive race in House history, according to Politico.
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Massie has blamed billionaires and the pro-Israel lobby for the close margins in his race, saying groups such as AIPAC and people like Israeli-American businesswoman Miriam Adelson are spending “$10 million” against his campaign. Massie has been a frequent critic of U.S. aid to Israel.
