Washington
CNN
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The Super PAC, alongside President Donald Trump, launched an attack ad targeting Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massey after a well-known break with the administration, including opposition to the Landmark Policy Bill and criticism of the strike against Iran.
“What happened to Thomas Massey?” the ad begins, chopping up a list of conservative policy priorities that Massey said he voted against, and a broad reference to Massey’s opposition to the vast Republican policy bill that passes through Congress. Massey cited concerns about spending levels and deficits in the vote for the “big and beautiful bill” as it is dubbed by Republicans.
The ad also explicitly slams Massey for his opposition to the administration’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, encouraging voters to “dismiss Thomas Massey.”
The ad presents a well-known example of Trump using his powerful political network against rejected members of his own party as he tackles dynamic foreign policy challenges and works to pilot his domestic agenda through Capitol Hill.
This comes from a group created by Trump Allies specifically to target Massie, and plans to spend $1 million on advertising campaigns, according to Axios, which first reported about the group. Data from ad tracking company Adimpact shows that Maga KY has already booked airtime worth around $100,000 in July.
Maga Ky has so far shared treasurer with Trump’s main super PAC, Maga Inc., in accordance with limited disclosures with the Federal Election Commission, and is overseen by major Trump allies, and has been linked to a network of political commissions and a joint funding agreement.
And while Trump is constitutionally ineligible to re-inaust, that immense war chest, along with his durable political capital, gave him his durable political capital to break the ranks to oppose his agenda and solidify the grip of the party’s president.
Last month, Trump came on against Kentucky Republicans amid his steady opposition to the president’s signature policy bill.
“I don’t think Thomas Massey understands the government. I think he’s a ancestor, frankly. He’s probably going to vote. We won’t even talk to him much. I think he should be voted from his job,” Trump said.
However, Massey cultivated rebellious independence in his time in Congress, dismissing threats from Trump and his allies.
“If they stop hitting me, I might get bored and give up,” Massey told reporters at Capitol Hill earlier this week. “But I’m not going to lose. I won’t lose.”