In their words · Updated August 5, 2026
R-Ky.
23 verified quotes on the record, July 23, 2026 to August 5, 2026. Every one is a character-for-character copy from its source; the lens colors mark the outlets and channels that carried the words, never the person.
Also on the record as: Rep. Thomas Massie
Posted it themselves Jul 29
“The Israeli lobby spent $30 million to beat me, but America won because an entire generation is now aware of their corrosive influence on our government. Every elected Republican in Congress is bought, captured, or intimidated by them to some degree. I am the last who is not.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 28
““Rep. Thomas Massie is one of the co-sponsors of a new resolution aimed at compelling House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to sue the Trump administration over allegations the president is violating federal law with the U.S. conflict in the Middle East.””
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Posted it themselves Jul 27
“The U.S. has been significantly weakened by the war with Iran. This administration depleted our missile defenses, drained our oil reserves, sacrificed our men & women, inflated the price of consumer goods, increased our debt, and neglected our domestic needs… all for Israel.”
Posted on @RepThomasMassie Libertarian @RepThomasMassie on X ›
Posted it themselves Aug 4
“GOP Congress voted to give Morocco $40 mil and lent credibility to their claim to Ceuta. “the committee report (and final explanatory statement) tells agencies, and signals to everyone else, how Congress really wants the money spent and the programs run.” https:// x.com/i/grok/share/0 d547c2dd8c34413936d1101b2251b09 …”
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Posted it themselves Aug 2
“Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion. https:// congress.gov/119/bills/hr85 95/BILLS-119hr8595eh.pdf … https:// congress.gov/119/bills/hr94 95/BILLS-119hr9495rh.pdf …”
on a House bill favoring Morocco's claim to Spanish-controlled territory
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Posted it themselves Aug 1
“Iran is waiting to see at least three more cards before they fold or deal: U.S. runs out of strategic petroleum reserves? Region runs out of anti-missile defense? Republicans run out of majority? We should leave the table before any of those cards are played.”
on Iran stalling until U.S. reserves, defenses, and Republican majority run out
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Posted it themselves Jul 28
“The federal government shouldn’t provide “security” grants to cities and police departments that have decided to go beyond the pale and turn their communities into a version of 1984.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 26
“I’ll soon be sponsoring a bill to withhold federal money from municipalities and police departments that deploy Flock (and other style) cameras to surveil law abiding citizens.”
on federal funding restrictions for police surveillance cameras
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Posted it themselves Jul 24
“Let me explain this absurd ruse: The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire. The reality: By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization @SecWar IS BREAKING THE LAW and must be held accountable.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 24
“Last night, @RepRoKhanna and I joined @brikeilarcnn on CNN’s The Source. In part one of our interview, we discussed the unconstitutional and unpopular war with Iran. American servicemen and women are dying, and gas and fertilizer prices are soaring. It’s time to end this war.”
on Iran war's effects on servicemen deaths and commodity prices
Posted on @RepThomasMassie Libertarian @RepThomasMassie on X ›
As printed Jul 23
“Codifying the integration of our military technology and supply chains with those of any other country is dangerous”
on codified defense tech integration compromising US sovereignty
Printed by The Intercept Democratic Socialist GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway. ›
Posted it themselves Aug 4
“What a nightmare. By implementing the tariffs illegally, and now having to unwind them, the Trump administration created over $100 billion of profit for corporations selling foreign products, at the expense of American consumers. Your refund: $0.00 Apple’s profit: $2.2 billion”
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Posted it themselves Aug 5
“Groceries are too high! The bill I’ve spent the most effort on since I’ve been in office is the PRIME Act… to lower beef & pork prices while giving farmers more opportunity. I’ve gathered cosponsors on both sides of the aisle, and have a pilot program for it in the Farm Bill.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 26
“They ask why I’m the only Republican to vote No on Trump’s spending bills: He “awarded Pfizer contracts worth roughly $1.24 billion for COVID-19 vaccines for the remainder of fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027, including hundreds of millions for pediatric doses””
on Trump's COVID vaccine spending through Pfizer contracts
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Posted it themselves Jul 28
“One of the reasons it’s hard for Trump to come to terms with the U.S. government’s roll in creating COVID is Trump funded coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China for the first 3 years of his 1st term. He ended it on April 24, 2020.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 27
“So why isn’t he speaking out now that Trump’s CDC just gave another billion dollars to Pfizer for more COVID jabs.”
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Posted it themselves Aug 2
“In 2017, DC became SHALL ISSUE for permits to carry concealed handguns. Previously it was nearly impossible to acquire a permit. Thousands of permits have been issued since. In 8 years, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (MPD) dropped 59% and Aggravated Assault (FBI) dropped 25%.”
on DC violent crime falling after 2017 shall-issue concealed carry law
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Posted it themselves Aug 2
“Some will protest “oh but you can’t prove causality!” Perhaps, but the naysayers have to admit that their predictions that more people carrying guns would result in more violent crime are now proven false.”
on rebutting predictions that more concealed carry permits increase violent crime
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Posted it themselves Jul 27
“Where’s the lie? @ComicDaveSmith nails it. Also, while we’re at it, JD Vance appropriated my hillbilly culture… he’s a buckeye. lol.”
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Posted it themselves Jul 25
“MTG succinctly explains something most Americans don’t know: There are two votes on every bill in the House, and frequently the first (unreported) vote matters more than the second vote for final passage:”
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Posted it themselves Aug 5
“Senator Ron Wyden Releases New Report on Failure of Wall Street Banks to Blow the Whistle on Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking and Money Laundering Schemes:”
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Posted it themselves Jul 25
“Number of depositions and interviews the House Oversight Committee has conducted in the Epstein case: 19 Number of criminal referrals: 0”
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Posted it themselves Jul 24
“In part two of our interview with @brikeilarcnn , @RepRoKhanna and I discussed the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. When it became clear that DOJ had no interest in prosecuting Epstein's accomplices, we wrote the bill to empower state AGs and survivors to seek justice.”
Posted on @RepThomasMassie Libertarian @RepThomasMassie on X ›
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