Massie's Next Move: A Cautionary Tale for Trump's Loyalists The news that Thomas Massie has filed to run again in 2028, after being ousted from his Kentucky seat by a Donald Trump backed candidate, is more than just a development in the ongoing saga of Republican infighting.
It reflects a larger problem within the party: its increasing dependence on the whims of one man. Massie's ouster was a particularly egregious example of this phenomenon.
After 14 years in Congress, Massie had established himself as one of the few Republican lawmakers willing to defy Trump's agenda.