""The president of the United States has trained his ire on Thomas Massie," Vance told thousands of students at the event, "because we can never count on him for some of the most difficult votes.... Politics is politics, and when you always vote against the party, you can't expect the party to actually back you. That's the reality.""
""When leaders of my own party protect sex traffickers, spend our grandkids into oblivion, fund endless wars, lockdown our citizens, bailout corporations, bow to other countries, and hurt small farmers......it's true that I won't be their yes man.- Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) October 30, 2025""
""principled disagreement or independent thinking" within its ranks by framing it as "a betrayal, instead of as internal accountability or an opportunity for debate and negotiation,""
Rep. Thomas Massie, identified as anti-LGBTQ+, pushed back against party leaders after President Trump endorsed Massie's primary challenger. Vice President J.D. Vance said the president has targeted Massie because Massie cannot be counted on for difficult votes and often votes against the party. A student raised concerns about whether the GOP discourages principled disagreement or independent thinking by labeling it betrayal rather than accountability or debate. Massie responded on social media with an extensive list of grievances—accusing party leaders of protecting sex traffickers, overspending, funding wars, imposing lockdowns, bailing out corporations, bowing to other countries, and harming small farmers—and said he will not be a yes man.
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