Patriot or 'Pathetic RINO'? Maverick Republican Thomas Massie trades 'America First' label for 'America only'
Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican fiscal hawk facing a President Donald Trump-backed primary challenger in Kentucky — has previously described himself as "America First," but now he says he...
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Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican fiscal hawk facing a President Donald Trump-backed primary challenger in Kentucky — has previously described himself as "America First," but now he says he thinks that he's "America only." "I am tired of sending money overseas," he told Fox News Digital during an interview on Thursday. "I am tired of favoring foreign beef over U.S.A.-grown beef," he continued. "I'm ready to be America only. And I think all congressmen should be that way." Massie gave Trump a mixed review, saying that the president is America First on "some" fronts. REP THOMAS MASSIE REMARRIES AFTER WIFE'S DEATH LAST YEAR: ‘PLEASE PRAY FOR US’ "But when it comes to the beef, he is not America first. When it comes to sending money overseas to Ukraine and Israel," Massie said, "I think he needs to get back to his campaign promises and put America first. Because we're not gonna make America great again by sending our money overseas." Massie noted that his "biggest disagreement" with both the Trump administration and House Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., is the increase in spending. "I mean, I thought we were conservatives. Why are we spending more this year than Joe Biden spent in his last year? Actually, we're spending about $200 billion dollars more," he said, adding that the consequence "is inflation and higher interest rates." "And people are feeling that. You can't gaslight them," Massie added. "You can't tell them that things are getting cheaper when they're not getting cheaper." In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House spokesman Kush Desai accused Massie of "Fake Math." TRUMP SAYS MASSIE IS ‘GONNA BE HISTORY’ AS ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ JUMPS FINAL HURDLES TO PASSAGE "Here are the facts: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut Act cut mandatory spending by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years, and the budget deficit from April to September of this year is down a staggering 40% compared to last year, when Joe Biden was president," Desai declared in the state…