Representative Massie was "primary-ed out" by his enemies in the Trump administration. In fact, it was none other than the president himself that led the charge to kick Massie out!
Why?
Because he voiced his deep concern about our attacking Iran, as well as criticizing the murderous Zionist "state" of Israel..
That's why.
But Massie is trying to get an official investigation into the unprovoked attack that killed 34 and wounded 174 crewmen of the Liberty!
Unfortunately, I have to say, "good luck with that"!
From lifesitenews.com, and written by Patrick Delaney Tue Jun 9, 2026 - 2:46 pm EDT: Thomas Massie calls for new investigation into Israel's attack on USS Liberty - LifeSite
"(LifeSiteNews) — On Monday, the 59th anniversary of the deadly Israeli attack upon the USS Liberty in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie took to the floor of the House of Representatives to bring attention to this largely ignored incident, call for a new investigation and honor survivors with an official resolution.
“It’s my great honor, maybe one of the biggest honors of my lifetime,” to address an incident “59 years overdue” and “to recognize the survivors and those who gave their lives on the USS Liberty… when they were viciously attacked by IDF jets, and also after that by torpedo boats,” said the Congressman, who was targeted and defeated in his Republican primary last month by the pro-Israel billionaire class.
Massie noted that at least a dozen survivors were present in Washington and had met with him earlier that day. He recounted their story in detail: “It was a clear day. The USS Liberty was one of the most technologically sophisticated ships in the Navy, but it was virtually unarmed, and it was sent to observe the Six-Day War going on in the Middle East between Israel and its neighbors.” The ship arrived on June 7 in clear weather with unlimited visibility and an American flag “flying proudly.”
On June 8, after initial Israeli surveillance flights, French-built “Mirage jets showed up, and for 25 minutes strafed and attacked the USS Liberty. They shot rockets. They shot 30-millimeter cannons into the hull and into the ship. They even dropped napalm on the bridge of the ship. This was an effort to kill everybody on board. There was no intention of taking prisoners.”
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After the intense 25-minute air assault, three Israeli torpedo boats approached. “They launched four torpedoes. One of them hit the hull of the USS Liberty and killed 25 people instantly. It blew a 40-foot by 40-foot hole in the side of this ship,” he explained.
Massie reemphasized the attackers’ resolve: “They were intent on sinking it, but they were also intent on not having a single survivor.”
According to eyewitness accounts shared with him, “the Israelis machine-gunned the lifeboats that they put down. They machine-gunned the firefighters who were on the deck.” Crew members brought the wounded and dead to the mess hall, where one doctor worked desperately amid the chaos.
Despite the damage, the crew kept the ship afloat. Though Israeli forces jammed communications, personnel on the Liberty managed to release a distress signal that was picked up by carriers USS Saratoga and USS America, which then launched aircraft to assist the besieged intelligence vessel.
“And something happened that’s never happened before,” Massie stated. “A ship under attack, the planes were recalled.” The survivors waited 17 hours for help. Of the 294 crew members, “34 dead, 174 wounded … That’s (an) over 70% casualty rate. Unheard of. The Israelis were intent on leaving no survivor.”
‘Intentional murder by the country of Israel’
Massie went on to directly challenge the official U.S. narrative of “mistaken identity.” He cited distinguished officials who rejected that conclusion: former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, CIA Director Richard Helms, NSA head Bobby Ray Inman, Captain Ward Boston (chief counsel to the Navy’s Court of Inquiry), and Admiral Thomas Moorer, who commanded both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“None of these distinguished men think this was an accident,” Massie declared. “They think it was intentional murder by the country of Israel, either as a false flag operation or because they simply didn’t want anybody observing what they were doing that day.”
During the speech, Massie entered into the record Captain Ward Boston’s declaration that the official Court of Inquiry into the attack was invalid.
He went on to issue a call to action for the House of Representatives: “Honor these individuals. Quit ignoring that they exist. Go to their website, ussliberty.org. Support them. And while they’re still alive, they need closure. Let’s give them closure. Let’s have an investigation. Let’s pass a resolution honoring them. It’s long overdue. And then they can have their justice.”
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Massie became a target of the powerful Israel Lobby in the United States when he exposed their influence over Congress in an interview with Tucker Carlson two years ago saying each one of his colleagues has a “babysitter” issued to them from AIPAC, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee.
“It’s like your babysitter. Your AIPAC babysitter who is always talking to you for AIPAC. They’re probably a constituent in your district, but they are, you know, firmly embedded in AIPAC,” he explained at the time.
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Massie’s other offenses, in the eyes of what many have dubbed “the Epstein class,” included his opposition to U.S. military aggression against Iran, and he criticized what he saw as Israel’s role in dragging America into the conflict. He also partnered with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna to force greater transparency on the Jeffrey Epstein files, a cause that put him at odds with these powerful interests.
America is ‘Israeli occupied territory’
Massie, who is virtually the only Republican in Congress who consistently votes against military funding for Israel, was recently defeated in his primary by a President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.
The contest became the most expensive House primary in American history, driven by massive spending from the pro-Israel billionaire class, including an AI deepfake advertising campaign that committed a grave sin of calumny against the popular incumbent, suggesting he was a deplorable sexual deviant.
Proposing a “silver lining” to the defeat, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Daniel McAdams explained that now “all of America — especially younger America which is the future — understands that we are Israeli occupied territory.”
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