Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY.) Said he understood President Trump among those who should alleviate their rhetoric following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“I mean, there is a lot of rhetoric. And the president himself is committed to it-he called this a hostile act to co-sproner Epstein resolution,” said Massie, who was a leading voice by pushing a motion to force the release of files related to the sexual offender condemned Jeffrey Epstein. “I think it’s a ridiculous rhetoric.”
“It’s fun,” he added. “It does not offer me that it is exaggerated with rhetoric, but some people literally take it, and it should probably alleviate it itself.”
Massie has often been in contradiction with its party, refusing to support the priorities of the GOP which would increase the limit of the debt, including “One Big Bill” of Trump.
In response, Trump said that Massie was “not Maga” and encouraged someone to the utility.
“Thomas Massie, the worst member of the Republican Congress, and an almost guaranteed vote each time, is an embarrassment for Kentucky,” wrote Trump in an article on Truth Social in July. “He is lazy, slow moving and totally dishonest – a real loser!”
He added: “Never has nothing positive to add. In search of someone to run against this guy, someone I can approve and campaign vigorously!”
The quarrel increased further after the Kentucky Republican filed a request in discharge earlier this month on a resolution to release Epstein files, an effort that is close to a sufficient number of signatures to force a vote.
While a brief cries match broke out on the ground of the house on Tuesday after a moment of silence after the death of Kirk, Massie also said that the legislators needed grace when they dealt with the death of a friend.
“Well, the emotions are raw, because many of us knew Charlie Kirk personally and had interacted with him. And therefore, I give everyone a pass here,” said Massie.
“You know, things when someone passes-it’s a very emotional moment. And I don’t think you can blame anyone for what he says in the next 24 or 48 hours, but I think it will settle down, and I hope it settles in a quieter than before,” he added.
Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities are still looking for a suspect, although the FBI said Thursday that the rifle that would have been used in the assassination had been recovered by the police.
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