On Sunday, Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie told CNN host Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump will face voter judgment at the polls.
Massie said he had long criticized the president while other Republicans supported him in primaries, and those members now anticipate major general-election losses, so they are distancing themselves on the war and additional topics. Collins noted Massie has experienced presidential anger for dissent and that Republicans have recently distanced themselves over immigration enforcement, the conflict, and diesel prices from tariffs, asking about Trump’s likely reaction.
Massie said recent social media showed no reversal, aides should inform him, and people should see if he acts after the election as George Bush did by firing his defense secretary the day after 2006 midterm losses, plus other steps indicating he understood the outcome.