Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped into “weak” Republicans in the House of Representatives, calling them “cowards” for not sticking up for Congressman Thomas Massie against President Donald Trump’s attacks.
Newsweek reached out to a political analyst via email for comment Monday night.
Why It Matters
Greene, a former staunch ally of Trump, has had her own back-and-forth with the president, notably over the release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump withdrew his support for Greene last year, calling her a “lunatic” and “wacky.”
Likewise, Trump and Massie broke on the release of the Epstein files. Trump has since backed Massie’s opponent in the race for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, a race that could test the president’s influence and the GOP’s internal dynamics.
What To Know
Trump encouraged retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein to run against Massie, underscoring ongoing strains within the GOP over policy and loyalty. Gallrein officially entered the race, saying in part on X in October: “I’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with Trump and deliver for KY.”
Taking to Truth Social on Monday, Trump said, “People are saying that Thomas Massie became a Liberal because his new wife, blessed be their marriage, is supposedly a Radical Left ‘flamethrower.’ This new union all went so fast that maybe he didn’t know what he was getting into but, nevertheless, he is an absolutely terrible and unreliable ‘Republican’ — Perhaps a RINO, or maybe even worse!
“Ed Gallrein, a Farmer and War Hero, is running against Massie. He is a HIGH QUALITY individual, and there is no Candidate for Congress that could be better. He is running because he realizes Thomas Massie has been totally disloyal to the President of the United States, and the Republican Party. He never votes for us, he always goes with the Democrats. Thomas Massie is a Complete and Total Disaster, we must make sure he loses, BIG!”
Reacting to Trump’s post, Greene called out GOP lawmakers: “President Trump treats those who support him the most like crap. Thomas’s wife voted for him 3 times. She’s not a ‘radical left flamethrower.’ And Thomas Massie votes with the President 91% of the time, but won’t vote to protect Epstein’s sick pedophile and rapists friends or send American’s hard earned tax dollars to Israel’s wars or any other foreign country. The President should be more concerned with voters, who put him in office, like Thomas Massie’s wife, not super rich donors and their favorite foreign countries and business demands.
“Losing elections to Democrats in super red districts, like TX senate, where Trump endorsed, should be sending warning alarms across the President’s desk. But instead he’s attacking REPUBLICAN Thomas Massie with one of the most conservative voting records in the House and his new wife with a three time MAGA voting record. And all the weak Republicans in the House stay silent refusing to utter even a word of support for their ‘friend’ Thomas Massie. Shame on every one of you. Cowards. You make me sick.”
Massie and Democratic U.S. Representative Ro Khanna filed a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing Epstein-related files after House leaders avoided the measure. Trump ultimately signed it into law.
What People Are Saying
Massie, on X Monday: “So now he’s attacking my wife who voted for him three times. Maybe someone told him she’s actually the one who suggested I ask Pam Bondi in person at a dinner when we would get Phase 2 of the Epstein files. Bondi said there were no more files. As they say, the rest is history.”
MAGA supporter and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, on X Monday: “Trump just posted about Thomas Massie’s new wife, who many people have accused of being a lesbian.”
What Happens Next
The Republican primary election for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District is set for May 19.
