Donald Trump's attack on Thomas Massie sparks Republican pushback

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Besides, he [Massie] voted with Dems before, and Trump knows what's up.
41% : " Utah Senator Mike Lee posted on X: "I have nothing but profound respect for Massie, who has worked harder than perhaps any member of Congress to bring federal spending under control.
41% : " Lynette Kennedy McQuain, former West Virginia Senate Republican primary candidate, wrote on X: "Stand with Trump!
39% : Trump should focus on the Democrats, not Republicans.
29% : Not the first time Trump has called him a grandstander and won't be the last.
25% : He never supported Trump, so his bias is showing!
23% : Speaker Mike Johnson can afford to lose only one Republican vote to pass the measure presuming all 215 Democrats vote "no." Massie confirmed Monday that he would not support for the short-term spending bill because it maintains federal funding at current levels without considering budget cuts overseen by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
22% : " Natalie F. Danelishen, right-wing commentator, posted on X: "One thing I will never agree with Trump on.
20% : Trump later called for Massie to be ousted from office, saying he would support any challenger in a GOP primary.
14% : In a March 2020 post on Twitter, now called X, Trump accused Massie of being a "third-rate grandstander" who just wanted "publicity.
9% : A number of Republican and Libertarian figures have since voiced support for Massie on social media, suggesting Trump is making a mistake by attacking the Kentucky lawmaker.
9% : Trump previously called for Massie to be kicked out of office in 2020 for attempting to delay the COVID-19 relief bill.
1% : Trump also compared Massie to former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, whose political career in the Republican Party collapsed after she opposed and criticized Trump for his actions surrounding the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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