{"id":23732,"date":"2026-08-01T00:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23732"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:56:19","slug":"thomas-massie-roasts-gop-leadership-as-lazy-do-nothings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23732","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Massie Roasts GOP Leadership as Lazy Do-Nothings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5725905\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5725905\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5725905\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/05\/massie-3.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves the chamber where work came to a standstill as Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican lawmakers are tangled over various issues, including the Homeland Security funds, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/05\/massie-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/05\/massie-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/05\/massie-3-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5725905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0(AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. <strong>Thomas Massie<\/strong> (R-KY) roasted his own party leadership over their lack of work days leading up to the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWaiting for y\u2019all to discover Republican leaders in DC have also scheduled an October recess,\u201d Massie wrote on X on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He included a schedule of the full year with the days congressional members are working highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are only 8 full work days and 8 half-days before the midterm elections. It looks like we\u2019re intent on squandering a majority, until you understand Uniparty IS always the majority,\u201d Massie <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2083217116283408791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"48fae1ea38878c4b46c8935219e275fd\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waiting for y\u2019all to discover Republican leaders in DC have also scheduled an October recess.<\/p>\n<p>There are only 8 full work days and 8 half-days before the midterm elections. It looks like we\u2019re intent on squandering a majority, until you understand Uniparty IS always the majority. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EsZugVtUDC\">https:\/\/t.co\/EsZugVtUDC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1NQ99iqHCB\">pic.twitter.com\/1NQ99iqHCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2083217116283408791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The libertarian-leaning House member was responding to Turning Point USA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/andrew-kolvet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spokesperson<\/a> <strong>Andrew Kolvet<\/strong> noting that Republicans control the White House, House, and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you realize how rare it is to have a Republican trifecta control of the House, Senate, and White House? It\u2019s only happened 5 times in the last century,\u201d Kolvet wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He called for Republicans to take advantage of the limited window they have before the midterms and he called for Senate Majority Leader <strong>John Thune<\/strong> (R-SD) to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese windows are precious and too easily squandered (just look at how the neocons destroyed the Bush years). We must make this one count. Replace Thune, cancel August recess, and pass the SAVE America Act,\u201d Kolvet wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Massie doesn\u2019t have a ton of worries when it comes to his own party, as his term is set to end in January after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/thomas-massie-loses-to-trump-backed-candidate-in-most-expensive-house-race-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> by <strong>Ed Gallrein<\/strong> in his reelection. Gallrein had the backing of President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, who has become a vocal critic of Massie over the Epstein files and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Congressman Tom Massie voted against Tax Cuts, the Border Wall, our Military and Law Enforcement,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/vote-the-bum-out-trump-redoubles-his-efforts-to-take-out-massie-after-successfully-vanquishing-cassidy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social in May during his effort to remove Massie. \u201cActually, he voted against almost everything that is good. The Worst Republican Congressman in History. Kentucky, vote the bum out on Tuesday. We can\u2019t live with this troublemaker for another two years. 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Scott Applewhite) Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) roasted his own party leadership over their lack of work days leading up to the midterm elections. \u201cWaiting for y\u2019all to discover Republican leaders in DC have also scheduled an October recess,\u201d Massie wrote on X on Friday. 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