Representative Thomas Massie, the independent-minded Kentucky Republican reportedly known for bucking party orthodoxy, is firing back at deep-pocketed GOP donors who are pouring millions into a Super PAC campaign to unseat him.
On Friday, Massie blasted what he called a “deceptively named” political group — Kentucky MAGA — accusing it of trying to mislead voters in his home state.
The group, backed by Republican megadonors Miriam Adelson, John Paulson, and Paul Singer, has launched a barrage of attack ads criticizing Massie’s votes against major Trump administration initiatives.
“Three billionaires from New York City and Las Vegas have funded a superPAC deceptively named Kentucky MAGA to run millions of dollars of negative ads against me because I vote against foreign aid for Israel and needless wars in the Middle East,” Massie said, replying to a post by journalist Glenn Greenwald that identified the donors and their motivations.
Greenwald had noted that the Super PAC’s funders are major Republican supporters with longstanding ties to pro-Israel causes.
The issue first gained traction Thursday when Punchbowl’s Jake Sherman revealed the PAC’s funding sources. Elon Musk reacted to the news with a cryptic “Interesting,” adding fuel to a growing online discussion about the influence of big-money donors within the Republican Party.
Massie, who leans libertarian and often challenges GOP consensus on issues ranging from military spending to surveillance, has become a target not only for Democrats but now increasingly from within his own party.
His principled opposition to foreign aid — including to Israel — has put him at odds with a GOP donor class that remains steadfastly pro-Israel.
“Kentuckians aren’t falling for it,” Massie said defiantly, casting the ad blitz as a coordinated and misleading attempt to replace a representative who doesn’t follow the Washington script.
Kentucky MAGA’s attack ads have painted Massie as out of step with the Trump agenda.
One ad accuses him of voting against a Trump-backed bill banning sex changes for minors, cutting taxes, and securing the southern border. “Let’s fire Thomas Massie,” the ad concludes.
Massie, however, responded sharply on X, pointing out that the “Big, Beautiful Bill” (BBB), which he opposed, had been altered in the Senate to strip out the ban on child sex changes. “By the ads’ twisted logic,” he wrote, “those who support the Senate’s edits now support sex changes for minors.”
While Massie has at times diverged from President Trump — notably on the BBB and a bipartisan push to release the Epstein files — he remains firmly rooted in conservative principles, particularly a non-interventionist foreign policy.
He has joined Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in opposing blanket aid packages, arguing they often serve elite interests over American priorities.
As 2026 approaches, the Republican Party faces a familiar challenge: reconciling grassroots populism with donor-class expectations.
In Massie’s view, the choice is clear.
“It’s really about who controls the future of our movement,” he said — “billionaires in big cities, or the voters of Kentucky.”
