When you've burned all the bridges that Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-04) has within your own party over the years, you'd think that maybe at a certain point, he might come to the conclusion that it's best he doesn't test his (bad) luck anymore than he already has.
But apparently, Massie decided that Primary Day would not be that day, pulling a last-minute stunt to try to win over voters in the GOP primary that has President Donald Trump fuming and demanding the congressman retract it.
On Tuesday morning, independent journalist Salena Zito revealed that voters in the congressional district currently represented by Massie were receiving the following text message from his campaign:
Kentucky election day shenanigans;
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) May 19, 2026
Massie campaign sends out to KY 4 voters via text a 2022 Trump
statement making it look like the president supports Massie today where he clearly supports Gallrein
Text ends with "Paid for by Thomas Massie for Congress
Reply STOP to opt-out" pic.twitter.com/cJwFB75Dkk
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) May 19, 2026
SEE ALSO: 'Get This Loser Out': Trump Now Demanding Massie Primary Defeat
Here’s the whole thing from a Kentucky voter’s phone. How utterly dishonest and scummy. pic.twitter.com/ZgpvYwOs6i
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) May 19, 2026
Massie's Trump-endorsed GOP primary opponent, 5th-generation Kentucky farmer and 30-year Navy SEAL veteran Ed Gallrein, also caught wind of it and warned people about it:
Thomas Massie sent a text claiming to be endorsed by President Trump. That is false.
Listen to President Trump in his own words endorsing Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein and calling Massie “the worst Congressman in history.”
Massie is lying about Trump. He’s lying about term limits. He’ll say anything to stay in Congress forever.
Vote Ed Gallrein for Congress. Fire Massie.
🚨 VOTER ALERT 🚨
— Ed Gallrein (@EdGallrein) May 19, 2026
Thomas Massie sent a text claiming to be endorsed by President Trump. That is false.
Listen to President Trump in his own words endorsing Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein and calling Massie “the worst Congressman in history.”
Massie is lying about Trump. He’s lying… pic.twitter.com/xq97oIxuyz
On Tuesday afternoon, Trump himself took to Truth Social and X and went off:
Horrible Congressman Thomas Massie put out an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country. I endorsed Ed Gallrein, a true American Patriot, which Massie knows full well, so the statement that he put out is fraudulent, just like HE is fraudulent. WITHDRAW YOUR FAKE STATEMENT, MASSIE, RIGHT NOW! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Horrible Congressman Thomas Massie put out an old Endorsement, from many years ago, of him by me long before I found out that he was the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country. I endorsed Ed Gallrein, a true American Patriot, which Massie knows full well, so the…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2026
Incredibly, but not surprisingly, Massie doubled down on poking the bear:
Is this the one? pic.twitter.com/YSxSLhQkW0
— Thomas Massie for Congress (@MassieforKY) May 19, 2026
The president again took to Truth Social to slam Massie:
Can you imagine “Congressman” Thomas Massie putting out a many years ago Endorsement of him, by me, when he knows that he wasn’t endorsed, but that I proudly endorsed Ed Gallrein? The reason is that Massie has turned out to be the Worst Congressman in the Republican Party. This shows what a totally dishonest and desperate guy Massie is, and I hope the Voters aren’t fooled by his deception! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump on Rep. Thomas Massie: pic.twitter.com/zmF9nnHz48
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 19, 2026
The polls close in Kentucky at 6 pm local time - but remember, Kentucky has two time zones:
Kentucky has two time zones: Eastern and Central. Cities like Louisville, Lexington, Somerset and Elizabethtown are in Eastern Standard Time, while cities like Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Owensboro and Paducah are in Central Standard Time.
RedState will be tracking the primary results on Tuesday evening and will provide updates in a later post. Stay tuned.
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