Massie Fires 5-Word Taunt After Trump-Backed Rival Ends His Kentucky Primary Run

15 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 20

Thomas Massie answered Indiana Rep. Erin Houchin’s celebration of his defeat with a five-word jab on X: “How do his boots taste?”
Houchin had praised Ed Gallrein’s Kentucky primary win and said she was happy to deliver the result to Donald Trump, who endorsed Gallrein after escalating attacks on Massie.
Tuesday’s loss capped Massie’s break with Trump on spending, foreign intervention and bipartisan efforts to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files, a campaign that helped produce a disclosure law last November.
In his concession, Massie defended bipartisanship, warned that Congress voting with the president would create “a king,” and said Fox News had frozen him out for 18 months during the feud.
Trump, who called Massie a “moron” earlier Tuesday and later said he “deserves to lose,” touted Gallrein’s victory alongside about 39 endorsed primary wins or advances.

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