Isn’t it ironic? Thrice married Trump mocks Massie’s remarriage
President Donald Trump publicly mocked Rep Thomas Massie R Ky after the congressman remarried over a year following the death of his wife continuing his own personal attack on Massie for not being loyal to him Massie disclosed on his own social media that he had remarried on October roughly months after his first wife passed away in June Carolyn and I would like to announce our newest marriage We were legally married in Kentucky on October th by the pastor of the church we have been attending for several months This weekend we celebrated with close friends and family at a Christian wedding ceremony in pic twitter com fmikl li Thomas Massie for Congress MassieforKY November In a post Trump called Massie a loser for getting remarried and suggested the timing would hurt his political image The remarks drew attention for their deeply personal nature given Massie s long record of general utility and the sensitive circumstances of his widowhood Coming just after his un-endorsement of Massie s fellow far-right politician in the House Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene for emerging with Trump over the Epstein files the president s post highlights even more tension within the Republican Party Massie a libertarian-leaning Republican known for his opposition to federal spending and pandemic mandates has frequently clashed with Trump on framework further questions about Trump s approach to intra-party loyalty and messaging Political observers say the episode underscores Trump s strategy of using personal attacks as a political tool even against fellow Republicans while signaling to GOP voters which figures he favors or disdains Reactions have ranged from criticism of Trump s tone to bemusement over the contradictions in his personal jabs about marriage Trump is knowledgable about re-marriage having been married three times himself He also faced constituents scandals for allegedly cheating on his first wife Ivana Trump with the woman who would become his second wife Marla Maples sexually assaulting E Jean Carroll while married to Maples and for cheating on his current wife Melania Trump while she was pregnant with their son with an adult film star known as Stormy Daniels Massie has not publicly responded to Trump s comments about this despite being on This Week on Sunday focusing instead on his campaign to release all of the Epstein files But social media reaction from constituents and political commentators has been robust reflecting broader debates over loyalty personal life and political performance within the party With the midterm elections approaching and Trump now supporting Massie s opponent publicly the episode may serve as another bellwether for how Trump s influence shapes Republican primaries and internal disputes Read more about this topic Trump melts down on Truth Social at weak Republicans demanding release of Epstein files Gonna vote for it Republicans break ranks to vote on Epstein files bill Got a few kind of an act going Trump accuses Greene of putting on show for Democrats The post Isn t it ironic Thrice married Trump mocks Massie s remarriage appeared first on Salon com
