Sen. Rand Paul promised to help Rep. Thomas Massie as he faces a primary challenge from a candidate backed by President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
"Thomas Massie is going to win," Paul told POLITICO. "I’m going to help him. I’m going to be with him every step of the way."
Paul said Massie represents an "independent voice" within the GOP after his repeated splits with the party, but stated that both Massie and himself support Trump’s agenda "significantly more" than other Republicans who have sought to remain close allies of the president.
"The people who’ve gotten close to him who want regime change in Venezuela and want to send more advanced weaponry to Ukraine, those are the interventionists from the interventionist wing of the party who have never been the ones really closely allied," Paul said. "These are the people who have always opposed Donald Trump."
Paul said he and Massie will continue to push for "enumerated powers" as well as "balanced budgets, low taxes and less foreign war."
The Kentucky senator said Trump’s efforts to single out Massie should raise concerns for all Republican lawmakers, stressing that there are potential political consequences for opposing the president’s agenda.
Sen. Rand Paul said Rep. Thomas Massie represents an "independent voice" within the GOP. ( Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Earlier this week, Paul revealed that he was not invited to a White House lunch with other GOP senators over his tiffs with Trump. But Paul said he had a previously scheduled "Liberty Caucus Lunch" with Massie during that time anyway.
Paul also campaigned with Massie last month and said he plans to do it again in the near future.
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"We had big rallies and a great deal of support. So people think they can waltz into Kentucky with a bunch of New York money and buy a seat. They’ve got another thing coming," Paul told POLITICO.
Massie easily won the GOP primary for his district in 2024, securing 76% of the vote before running unopposed in the general election.
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