President Donald Trump catapulted his least favorite House Republican — Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie — out of office in another successful Make America Great Again purge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, speaks after losing the Republican Primary Election against Ed Gallrein at his election party in Hebron, Kentucky, on May 19.
A Texas resident and supporter of incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie poses wearing a shirt bearing Massie's face at Massie's election night event for the Republican primary in Kentucky's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, in Hebron, Kentucky, May 19.
Georgia Secretary of State and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Brad Raffensperger poses for a portrait outside his office at the Georgia State Capitol building during the Georgia Midterm Primary Election in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19.
(Left) Texas state Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, shakes hands with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at Texas Tech University's groundbreaking ceremony of its Critical Infrastructure Security Site on May 19 in Lubbock, Texas.
A Texas resident and supporter of incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie poses wearing a shirt bearing Massie's face at Massie's election night event for the Republican primary in Kentucky's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, in Hebron, Kentucky, May 19.
Georgia Secretary of State and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Brad Raffensperger poses for a portrait outside his office at the Georgia State Capitol building during the Georgia Midterm Primary Election in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19.
(Left) Texas state Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, shakes hands with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at Texas Tech University's groundbreaking ceremony of its Critical Infrastructure Security Site on May 19 in Lubbock, Texas.
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, speaks after losing the Republican Primary Election against Ed Gallrein at his election party in Hebron, Kentucky, on May 19.
