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Zorro

(18,936 posts) Wed May 20, 2026, 07:49 PM May 20

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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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Massie Claps Back at GOP Colleague With Five-Word Zinger [View all] Zorro May 20 OP

KIck dalton99a May 20 #1

Good for Massie! sheshe2 May 20 #2

Good, Keep it up, Masse. Ask them what Cha May 20 #3

... orangecrush May 20 #4

I see a recurring theme of the day BaronChocula May 20 #15

Six more months left in his term to make good trouble. Use it well, Mr. Massie. sop May 20 #5

I would have substituted the word "mushroom" for "boots". AZ8theist May 20 #6

For a second, I read the key word there..... lastlib May 20 #9

Massie couldn't say "anus" but I think he may have been thinking it. RVN VET71 May 20 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author blue-wave May 20 #11

I want to see Massie vote with Democrats on everything for the remainder of his LoisB May 20 #7

I don't know how red his district is, but.. AZ8theist May 20 #13

2024: went for trump 66-31% Registered R-51.74% D-34.43%. So either Dems LoisB May 20 #17

If he has the financial backing he could try to run as an independent FakeNoose May 21 #22

MTG, Massie......and Boebert may be next BeneteauBum May 20 #8

I would have asked what his ass tastes like... Grins May 20 #12

I don't particularly celebrate Massie BUT BaronChocula May 20 #14

...and then barf it all back out - on each other. calimary May 21 #20

"You might be next" would cover it in four. nt eppur_se_muova May 20 #16

Six months left, and nothing left to lose SpankMe May 21 #18

Proud to say I have no idea how his boots taste. calimary May 21 #19

Boots my ass! Bo Zarts May 21 #21

GOP dissidents oppose two items of his agenda and support everything else. At best they are the lesser of evils. Marcuse May 21 #23

Looks like Kentucky deserves to lose their whiskey businesses mdbl May 21 #24