Trump and Massie have been ensnarled in several public back-and-forths throughout the president’s second term.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and President Donald Trump are embroiled in a very public battle amid the conflict in the Middle East, and Massie added more fuel to the fire Tuesday.Why It Matters
Massie, a conservative «America-first» Republican, has been at odds with Trump numerous times throughout the president’s second term in the White House.
The Kentucky lawmaker is a staunch opponent of the «big beautiful bill», to the ire of Trump. He has called for the United States to stop sending military aid to Israel amid the war in Gaza and over the last week has publicly rebuked the president’s decision to strike Iran amid Tehran’s war with Israel.
Massie views the Trump administration’s weekend bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities as «not constitutional.»
The strikes on Iran’s nuclear program mark the first direct U.S. military involvement in the escalating Israel-Iran war that began earlier this month and is the first time in history the U.S. struck Iran directly.What To Know
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance asked, «I wonder if other VPs had as much excitement as I do ????»
Massie responded hours later: «Ask Mike Pence about his last month», jabbing Trump over the January 6 siege on the U.
