The primary defeat had less to do with Israeli influence and more to do with Massie's pandering to populist radicals.

President Donald Trump reserved his fiercest attacks for Massie, a quirky conservative who had become among the most powerful rank-and-file Republicans in the House because of his…

The Trump-defying GOP congressman took some shots at the conservative network in defeat.

Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary to Ed Gallrein. He can blame Trump, neocons, Jewish donors, but it was his own decision to fly too close to the sun.

He wrongly believed his popularity back home made him able to withstand a Trump-backed challenge.

The House speaker praised the defeat of Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Republican primary, in another victory for Trump-backed candidates.