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Zorro

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Wed May 20, 2026, 07:49 PM Wednesday

Massie Claps Back at GOP Colleague With Five-Word Zinger [View all]

Congressman Thomas Massie served up a brutal put-down for one of his fellow Republicans after she applauded the Donald Trump-backed candidate who just defeated him in the Kentucky primary.

“Happy to deliver the news to President [Donald Trump] the results [sic] from the KY Primary and his defeat of Thomas Massie,” Indiana Congresswoman Erin Houchin, who like Trump had backed Massie’s challenger in the race, Ed Gallrein, posted on X Tuesday. “Well done, [Team Trump!] Congratulations [Ed Gallrein!]”

Massie’s mic-drop response took him just five words. “How do his boots taste?” the GOP maverick wrote under Houchin’s post.

The now-outgoing Kentucky Rep. had proven himself a near-constant thorn in Trump’s side since the president assumed the White House for the second time last January.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/outgoing-kentucky-republican-rep-thomas-massie-claps-back-at-gop-colleague-with-five-word-zinger/

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KIck dalton99a Wednesday #1
Good for Massie! sheshe2 Wednesday #2
Good, Keep it up, Masse. Ask them what Cha Wednesday #3
... orangecrush Wednesday #4
I see a recurring theme of the day BaronChocula Wednesday #15
Six more months left in his term to make good trouble. Use it well, Mr. Massie. sop Wednesday #5
I would have substituted the word "mushroom" for "boots". AZ8theist Wednesday #6
For a second, I read the key word there..... lastlib Wednesday #9
Massie couldn't say "anus" but I think he may have been thinking it. RVN VET71 Wednesday #10
I was about to write blue-wave Wednesday #11
I want to see Massie vote with Democrats on everything for the remainder of his LoisB Wednesday #7
I don't know how red his district is, but.. AZ8theist Wednesday #13
2024: went for trump 66-31% Registered R-51.74% D-34.43%. So either Dems LoisB Wednesday #17
If he has the financial backing he could try to run as an independent FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #22
MTG, Massie......and Boebert may be next BeneteauBum Wednesday #8
I would have asked what his ass tastes like... Grins Wednesday #12
I don't particularly celebrate Massie BUT BaronChocula Wednesday #14
...and then barf it all back out - on each other. calimary 11 hrs ago #20
"You might be next" would cover it in four. nt eppur_se_muova Wednesday #16
Six months left, and nothing left to lose SpankMe 16 hrs ago #18
Proud to say I have no idea how his boots taste. calimary 11 hrs ago #19
Boots my ass! Bo Zarts 11 hrs ago #21
GOP dissidents oppose two items of his agenda and support everything else. At best they are the lesser of evils. Marcuse 8 hrs ago #23
Looks like Kentucky deserves to lose their whiskey businesses mdbl 7 hrs ago #24
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