GOP Rep. Thomas Massie — who Trump once wanted thrown out of party — gives Trump ‘full endorsement’

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Rep. Thomas Massie – who former President Donald Trump once mentioned needs to be ousted from the Republican Party – introduced on Friday that he’s endorsing Trump for president.

In an announcement issued on Friday, the Kentucky Republican endorsed Trump, and urged conservatives, libertarians, and independents to hitch him in casting their vote for the GOP presidential candidate.

“Donald Trump will put Americans first by securing our liberties at home and preventing needless wars abroad. He will make America Healthy Again by empowering small farmers and taking on special interests that have corrupted our healthcare system. He has even committed to freeing Ross Ulbricht who was wrongfully sentenced,” Massie declared within the assertion.

“For these and many other reasons, he has my full endorsement,” Massie added.

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Left: Rep. Thomas Massie; Right: Former President Donald Trump

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has endorsed former President Donald Trump. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc by way of Getty Images; Right: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

In a written remark to Fox News Digital on Sunday, Massie defined that he decided the 2024 presidential contest is “too important” for him to not “weigh-in.”

“I had a great conversation with [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] on Friday and then with Donald Trump on Saturday,” Massie famous.

“I want to be part of the alignment that puts the focus back on regular people instead of corporations and bureaucracy,” he continued. “One of the other pressing issues of our day is that our meddling overseas has put us on the brink of war, and I believe Trump is the only one who can pull us back from that. For these reasons and those mentioned in my endorsement, I came to the conclusion that this presidential election is too important for me not to weigh-in on.”

Trump publicly castigated Massie in March 2020, calling for the congressman to be tossed from the Republican Party.

“Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie, a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress. He just wants the publicity. He can’t stop it, only delay, which is both dangerous,” Trump wrote, ending the sentence in one other publish by including, “& costly.”

“Workers & small businesses need money now in order to survive. Virus wasn’t their fault. It is ‘HELL’ dealing with the Dems, had to give up some stupid things in order to get the ‘big picture’ done. 90% GREAT! WIN BACK HOUSE, but throw Massie out of Republican Party!” Trump tweeted.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to talk at a information convention at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump fired off the assault on Massie simply earlier than the lawmaker demanded a recorded vote on a large COVID-19 pandemic-related spending measure.

Massie’s demand for a recorded vote was in the end rejected, however the lawmaker had earned the ire not solely of Trump, but additionally of many lawmakers who returned to D.C. throughout the episode.

Despite Trump’s assault, Massie went on to win a convincing victory within the June 2020 Republican main in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District.

Trump later modified course, issuing a full-throated endorsement of Massie shortly earlier than the lawmaker’s 2022 main victory.

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