By
Ed Kilgore,
political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015
Can Thomas Massie get away with defying the boss?
Donald Trump’s efforts to assert total control over his party despite his sinking overall popularity achieved a landmark victory on Saturday with the resounding defeat of two-term Republican senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who had the temerity to vote to convict Trump of impeachable offenses in 2021. Now the president and his allies are eager to reinforce the loyalty lesson by purging rebellious GOP congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s primary tomorrow.
