In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) blamed the Israeli lobby for his inability to gain polling separation from his 2026 primary opponent. But in reality, the only one to blame is himself for playing the villain role in President Donald Trump’s second term.

Massie is not in the driver’s seat in the Republican Party — that would be Trump. The president is wildly popular among MAGA Republicans, while Massie doesn’t even pretend to represent more than “half” of that voting bloc.