Campaign account of Thomas Massie. Fighting for Kentucky's 4th District since 2012. Pro-Life Pro-2A, Pro-Constitution. Official Account:
@repthomasmassie
Trump did a lot of good things.
But I’m not afraid to say he was wrong on COVID, vaxes, fake Obamacare repeal, red flag laws, bump-stock ban, J6 & Assange & Snowden pardons, FISA, & omnibus bills.
PS,
@TheLeoTerrell
your tweet brought in a lot of needed & appreciated donations!
Turning to my re-election to congress…
First the good news:
No democrat filed to run against me!
Now the bad news:
I have a crazy primary opponent who spent ~$750,000 of his own money in his failed bid for governor last year.
Here’s my donation link:
Outside groups have spent $90,000 in the last month to try and remove me from Congress.
They hate an independent voice who is beholden to no one except honest hard working Americans.
Please consider a donation to my campaign so I can keep up the fight.
This is unhelpful and unwarranted.
@RepLaurelLee
is a conservative thoughtful member of the judiciary committee. She endorsed DeSantis for President but then endorsed Trump when DeSantis got out of the race. More of my colleagues should call out these ridiculous bullying tactics.
The greatest liberty litmus test of politicians in our lifetime was COVID.
90% of those in power failed, including Trump. Trump gave us an experimental vaccine at warp speed and shut down our economy even quicker.
Desantis is among the 10% who passed. In fact, he aced it.
@CassandraRules
I know Desantis. Hung out with him for 6 years in Congress. He has a brain, common sense, and a record of achievement. He fought the establishment in Congress and fought the establishment to win the Governor’s seat. Once in power, he did not sell out, but instead advanced liberty
My opponent is trying to get me disqualified from the ballot. He thinks this is his best chance to beat me.
My lawyers and my opponent were in court this past Friday. The judge could rule as early as March 15th.
If you can help:
Wake up!
Trump was abysmal on the Second Amendment.
On red flag laws Trump said “I like taking guns away early… Take the guns first, go through due process second."
And then he directed his ATF to ban bump stocks, making felons out of hundreds of thousands of gun owners.
🤦♂️
Great news! Today, the judge dismissed my opponent’s attempt to disqualify me from the ballot. My opponent claims he will appeal, but this is a great victory for my re-election.
I stand with
@chiproytx
. He fights for what he believes and he’s one of the most conservative members of Congress. I can tell you with certainty that this shortsighted effort to intimidate Chip will not work.
Today is my birthday!
And I’m happy to be sitting in an airport, on my third plane ticket, on a mission to get to Iowa to campaign for my great friend of 12 years Ron Desantis.
🧵 I’ve been battling the swamp for over a decade and I can tell you it’s tough.
I’d give anything to have more help, which used to make me vulnerable to falling for fake liberty candidates.
I have backed a few who won and then sold out… but they talked a great game!
Great to see the country’s best governor this weekend! He asked me to reprogram my wearable debt badge to go down instead of up, so it can display Florida’s debt!
@RonDeSantis
Dogs don’t bark at parked cars.
More money has been spent against Ron DeSantis than any other candidate. $40 million!
That’s because he’s the only serious insurgent candidate, the only one who actually threatens the deep state, and the only one who can win.
The view out my hotel window this morning. Looking forward to a day of campaigning with Ron Desantis in New Hampshire.
Hope to see some of you in Hudson, Hooksett, Laconia, or Manchester today!
Campaigning with Desantis is inspiring!
My trip to NH was very productive. I met several people who were leaning toward other candidates but are now absolutely locked in for Desantis after meeting him.
So I’m excited to go back to Iowa this weekend!
Details of events to follow
I know
@justinamash
better than anyone else in Congress does.
There’s no one more committed to defending the Constitution, restoring the legislative process, and ending the weaponization of government.
I’m honored to endorse him for U.S. Senate. Donate:
Going city to city in Iowa with
@RonDeSantis
- Council Bluffs, Cass County, Des Moines… on to Davenport! Will keep working hard to earn the votes of Iowans.
#desantis2024
The nation’s debt increased 39% during Trump’s presidency.
Florida’s debt decreased 25% during Desantis’ governorship.
A lot is due to the legislative branches, which hold the power of the purse, but both executives have veto power. Desantis used his veto to cut spending.
Cedar Rapids: This was going to be a quaint retail stop at a coffee shop to shake a few hands but 200 people showed up! We had to morph it into an improvised town hall without microphones or stage or backdrop, and modify the schedule for the next event. Nice problem to have!
300 people braved sub-zero weather in Cedar Rapids to hear Ron DeSantis’ inspiring message. We were joined on the stage by the very popular Iowa Governor
@KimReynoldsIA
!
.
@RonDeSantis
is drawing great crowds on Nikki Haley’s home turf in SC today!
Will she drop out after she loses her home state?
I’m doing laundry and packing my bags so I can link back up with Ron in NH tomorrow, after I go on the Fox Sunday show live.
We are in South Carolina this morning with a great crowd!
All I heard was 🦗 🦗 🦗when Desantis asked hundreds of South Carolinians here to name one Governor Haley accomplishment.
Contrast that with Governor Desantis’ long record of achievements in Florida.
I have tested positive for Covid. My symptoms are minimal and I will continue to work from home in Vermont while isolating in accordance with CDC guidance. I am glad to be fully up to date with the vaccine.
Congratulations to
@ShelleyLutherTX
on her primary win in Texas State House District 62 last night.
Shelley bravely stood against the COVID lockdowns and kept her hair salon business open.
She will be a strong advocate for liberty in Austin!
A man with a red Make America Great Again hat just left after voting and told me he switched to Desantis tonight based on my speech! Trump didn’t send an official speaker here at a location with 300 caucus goers. This race is fluid.
Ep. 45 How could Washington possibly send tens of billions more to sleazy oligarchs in Ukraine now that the whole enterprise has been revealed as a fruitless, corrupt and incredibly destructive disaster? Because that’s what they always do.
Tonight I let
@thelauracoates
of CNN know that I’d rather have a President who grew up in the eighties than one who is in his eighties!
#sassywithmassie
The United Nations is a coalition of globalists and despots that perpetually erodes the sovereignty of the United States.
Nikki Haley gleefully cavorted with them as ambassador.
Donald Trump increased US funding to the UN.
Ron Desantis will slash US funding to the UN.
Unreal.
Nikki Haley belittles Iowa caucus goers — claiming their decisions will need to be corrected by New Hampshire voters.
"You know Iowa starts it. You know that you correct it…and then my sweet state of South Carolina brings it home."
@AK4WA
The offer was too great to refuse:
I’ve been promised a President our kids and grandkids can emulate, a dismantling of the administrative state, accountability, reduced spending, and a commander in chief who honors those who serve.
No other candidate offered this to me.
What has changed?
You and Liz Cheney max donated to my primary opponent while you were in Congress simply because I made you return to vote on the CARES act.
Believe it or not, when i was elected with
@RepThomasMassie
, we disagreed but in a way I respected.
He has turned into a condescending clown who spreads conspiracies for likes and retweets and fame.
MAGA rots heads. And it’s just weak and pathetic.
Donald Trump sent billions of US tax dollars to the UN, and assigned Nikki Haley as his UN ambassador to cavort with the globalists and despots.
@RonDeSantis
will eliminate funding to the UN.
The choice in this election is clear.
Looks like I’m Livin’ rent free in Liberal Leo’s head.
I didn’t know who this character was until he started X-ing @ me.
I hope he doesn’t stop, because he’s been continuously driving donors to my website for 48 hours.
Should I publish my own Liberty Index of congressmen, based on votes taken in the House of Representatives during the 118th Congress?
I’d include votes on eliminating the department of education, food freedom, and Jim Jordan for Speaker. Which votes would you include?
Dinner break at the Country Spirit in Henniker, NH with
@RonDeSantis
. They have a tradition of letting you wrap a tack and quarter with a $ bill and seeing if you can stick it to the ceiling. The dollars go to charity. Ron stuck a dollar to the ceiling on the first throw! Video:
$435 per voter!
That’s how much Trump and Haley spent combined AGAINST
@RonDeSantis
in Iowa and Desantis still beat Haley there.
$48,000,000
➗
110,298 votes cast
#mathwithmassie
Multiple people came up to me and
@chiproytx
and told us they changed their support to
@RonDeSantis
right after the town hall event today in Davenport! My favorite part of these events is after the speeches and questions when we get to mingle with the people and take selfies.
The attacks I’ve endured for my principled votes have strengthened my resolve.
Today I filed for re-election because sometimes mine is the only voice for Liberty in the House.
Can you send DC a message by contributing the resources I’ll need to win this?
My 5th
@RonDeSantis
town hall in Iowa this week with
@chiproytx
was full of energy! Finished the day campaigning with Casey Desantis, who will be an amazing 1st Lady. This has been a great trip to Iowa. Headed home to feed the cattle Monday and then back to work in DC on Tuesday!
🧵(final)
That’s leadership: taking an unpopular position because you know it’s right, and using your power to empower people instead of forcing outcomes on them.
I don’t trust anyone else, regardless of how good their words sound. Beware of pied pipers.
Desantis for President!
🏆 $40,395.61 🏆
from grassroots donors in 24 hours. Incredible!
Yesterday, I asked for your help, and 556 of you answered the call.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
We’re now planning an online moneybomb with a live X space and special guests!
I’m excited to announce Senator
@RandPaul
will join me at a fundraising reception to support my campaign on the evening of April 24th in Cold Spring, KY.
RSVP now at:
I plan to be in Iowa this weekend with my favorite candidate. Whether my choice is your choice or not, I hope to meet some of my online liberty 🗽 friends. Details to come!
@AP4Liberty
Is the logic: Trump’s imperfect but inevitable, so skip the primary election in 49 states, and cozy up to him now?
I reject that proposition because
pragmatically: he doesn’t keep deals, and
strategically: “predict the winner and be his friend” is the swamp’s main defect.
Thank you to
@RobertJSalvador
and others for organizing this money bomb to support my re-election campaign. This Space on January 31st is going to be great. I’ll invite a some interesting friends !
We must protect Conservatives in Congress who fight for the principles that our nation is built on.
@MassieforKY
stands for us & America every time.
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@ap1asticfork
I served with him for 6 years in Congress and got to know him. He’s smart and principled, and he fought the COVID nonsense, while all the other candidates either encouraged it, went along with it, or were silent. It was the greatest infringement of our liberties in a lifetime.
Big news! Former Chairman of the Iowa Republican Party endorsed
@RonDeSantis
today. AJ Spiker is a good friend of mine and a warrior in the liberty movement!
Wow. Nikki Haley said in her book that Hillary Clinton inspired her, but this is the first time I’ve seen video of her saying it. Meanwhile on the trail she says she didn’t say this.
Just spoke for Desantis at a dual precinct caucus location with about 300 ppl.
Neither Trump nor Vivek sent a spokesperson.
People in the crowd agreed to speak for them when no spokesperson could be found for either candidate.
At this location, Desantis wins on organization.
We ended today with a bang at the gun range! There’s a lot of enthusiasm here on the ground in Iowa for Desantis, the most pro-2A candidate in the race for President. Ron and I took questions from the crowd for an hour.
@BernieBront
@jeremykauffman
@RepThomasMassie
Trump himself can’t find his way to opposing the deep state. He signed the reauthorization of FISA while President and now he wants to build the FBI a spectacular new building.
As I look over the GOP candidates for President, I don’t yet have a first choice. But I do know one thing: count me in as
#NeverNikki
! If you want freedom of speech and oppose forever-wars join me ➡️ .
Since I left home, I’ve been in UT, DC, IA, SC & NH!
Feels good to have a day on the farm.
Parked at the bottom of the hill, walked to the house, started my backhoe, & plowed the driveway to make it the last bit. 😂
Meeting with my KY voters Saturday, then back to NH Sunday!
Thank you to everyone who has supported me in fighting the lawsuit to take me off the ballot.
If you’re just now hearing about this and want to help me, here is my donation link
Here’s today’s article describing insane the lawsuit
🚨My opponent says he’s filing a lawsuit to disqualify me.
He’s claiming that because one of the people who signed my filing paperwork had his house burn down, the address is not valid and I should be removed from the ballot!
Will you help me fight this?
I’ll be in Des Moines, Iowa tonight for the back-to-back town halls! Iowa caucus goers will see a stark contrast.
DeSantis answers questions directly, like a leader. Haley answers questions like a slick politician who is interested in a VP or cabinet position.
🧵
There are many liberty issues, but none have presented a clearer test of elected leaders than COVID did.
Trump failed the test miserably.
Vivek was AWOL, or worse.
Ron called me personally during the critical time while everyone else was losing their minds and hating me.
🧵
I agree with Ron Desantis at least 85% of the time. On those 85% of the issues, I can take his word to the bank. He will fight and sacrifice for those issues. He has fought and risked his career for those issues, and in those battles, his wife is with him 100% of the time.
Don’t let
@TheLeoTerrell
see the most recent poll in my race. Their court case to kick me off the ballot failed Friday, and they have no backup plan other than to appeal the judge’s decision, because they can’t win a fair election.
If you are a Trump's Supporter in Trump's Hater
@RepThomasMassie
Congressional District, contact me. We need to defeat this HATER! Defeat the Trump's Hater aka
@RepThomasMassie
@jeremykauffman
@RepThomasMassie
Wow, great summary of the case I made for Desantis! Only one clarification: Desantis a founding member of the freedom caucus, but I have never been a member.
🧵
Ron offered his support, reminded me I was doing the right thing to fight COVID tyranny, and told me that he was going to fight it as well, because he knew it was the right thing, and although it his position was politically unpopular he thought history would prove us right.
🧵
Perhaps you know why I was compelled to write this thread.
Vivek talks a great game, but he does not pass my test.
He should get in the trenches and fight with us before he asks to be the General.
insert “how do you do fellow ____” meme here.
Nice to see you in the crowd David. For the record,
@chiproytx
and I have both taken more public questions on the trail in NH than Nikki Haley this week. 😉
Update:
From this X post alone, we have now received 277 individual donations totaling $15,482 today.
That’s an average of $55.89 per donation, and none of it goes to the RNC or consultants.
I’m humbled by the outpouring of support !
Ps, There are still 5 hours left today. 😉
Our fourth and last event today was in Altoona, Iowa. Bob Vander Plaats, CEO of The Family Leader joined us on stage to introduce Governor
@RonDeSantis
who took lots of questions from a very interactive crowd!
Desantis received a very warm reception, especially from veterans, just now in Decorah, pop. 7,600.
This is how you earn votes in Iowa - interacting with and listening to caucus goers.
Desantis has done over 160 events and has been to all 99 counties and he isn’t slowing down!
Starting the day at a town hall in Dubuque with
@RonDeSantis
,
@chiproytx
(pictured) and 300+ attendees. Several told me that Ron sealed the deal this morning!
Trump’s Surgeon General is still pushing COVID boosters and masking. And he’s saying that those who challenge his fear mongering are killing people. 🤦♂️
@jchilders98
Tell me you don’t understand epidemiology and infectious disease transmission without telling me you don’t understand epidemiology and infectious disease transmission. 🤦🏽♂️
But I do appreciate the glass half full attitude (Even if it may get someone killed)! 👍🏽
NH & SC gun owners: Trump's record on 2A issues was the worst of any GOP President in history. Here's the crib notes, from a 30 year gun lobbyist who doesn't compromise.
A climate protester was caught in a wild video being bum-rushed off stage and tackled to the ground as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a presidential campaign event in Iowa.
If you have donated or are thinking about donating to my re-election today, and want to know if small donations help, they absolutely do!
We’ve received a total of $7,725 of mostly small donations from this post alone and the day isn’t over. Thank you!
Turning to my re-election to congress…
First the good news:
No democrat filed to run against me!
Now the bad news:
I have a crazy primary opponent who spent ~$750,000 of his own money in his failed bid for governor last year.
Here’s my donation link: