Scoop: Pro-Trump group unleashes first TV ad against Massie
Alex Isenstadt
June 26, 2025
A pro-Trump super PAC is out with its first TV ad against Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican targeted for defeat by the president, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: President Trump's powerful political operation is showing that it's willing to unload part of its massive $500 million war chest to unseat Massie, who the White House views as its chief Republican detractor in the House.
- MAGA Kentucky's commercial is set to begin airing on Friday, and is the first part of an overall $1 million ad buy.
- The ads will be concentrated on Fox News and broadcast TV stations in the Cincinnati and Louisville markets.
- It will also be airing digitally, aimed at targeted Republican voters.
Zoom in: The spot concludes by saying that Massie, an anti-interventionist who was critical of Trump's decision to strike Iran, "sided" with with the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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