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Oath Keeper's son warns seduced Dems sleepwalking to catastrophe with Thomas Massie

The article examines why some Democrats support Massie and why others warn against treating him as an ally.

Oath Keeper's son warns seduced Dems sleepwalking to catastrophe with Thomas Massie
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May 19, 2026
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As Thomas Massie faces a Kentucky primary challenge, the article examines why some Democrats support him for opposing Donald Trump and warns that his broader politics make that support risky. Progressive Democrat Dakota Adams and Democratic candidates Melissa Strange and Jesse Brewer offer differing perspectives.

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative and subject of the article’s account of Democratic support and criticism

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President discussed in relation to Massie’s opposition and the commutation of Stewart Rhodes’s sentence

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former representative cited by Ryan Bussie as a model for Massie

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President referenced in Adams’s hypothetical about a future insurrection

Democratic candidate for the Kentucky 4th Congressional District

Democratic candidate opposing Melissa Strange in the primary

Republican candidate challenging Massie in the Kentucky primary

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

California representative who teamed up with Massie to seek release of the Epstein files

ALSO MENTIONED  Dakota Adams, Progressive Democrat warning against Democratic support for Massie; Ryan Bussie, Democratic congressional candidate in Montana cited as praising Massie; Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder who appeared with Massie at a campaign stop

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Hegseth Campaigns for Ed Gallrein Against Thomas Massie

Outlets agree Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth campaigned in Kentucky for Ed Gallrein, who is challenging Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary, and criticized Massie. Left-leaning outlets frame the appearance as pressure to support Trump and, in one article, weigh the risks of Democratic support for Massie. Center outlets emphasize the unusual role of a defense secretary in partisan campaigning and connect the intervention to Trump's effort to defeat Massie. Right-leaning outlets present the visit as backing for Trump's challenger and highlight criticism of Massie's record.

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