Rep Thomas Massie says the Iran war has ‘significantly weakened’America ‘all for Israel’

Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves the U.S.Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, June 25, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Housespokesperson Anna Kelly said, “Massie opposes everything President Trump does, and he’s constantly wrong – which is why primary voters in his district overwhelmingly rejected him.The United States has grown stronger and stronger while Iran has become weaker and weaker – their economy is on the verge of collapse, and their military capabilities have been significantly diminished due to powerful strikes directed by the Commander-in-Chief.”

Massie, who has served in the U.S.House of Representatives for more than 13 years,lost the May Republican primaryin Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District to President Donald Trump-backed challenger, retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.

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In a Friday post on X, Massie accused Trump of shifting toward a neoconservative foreign policy,writing, “Why did he flip to neocon?”

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, whoquit earlier this yeardue to his opposition to the Iran war, has been calling for President Trump to withdraw U.S.forces from the region.

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EX-COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL JOE KENT CONTINUES CALLING FOR US MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM MIDDLE EAST

U.S.President Donald Trump motions to reporters after getting off Air Force One on July 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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“The Israelis know they can’t fight this war without the U.S., so their goal is to get us on board with more strikes, ground troops, etc., in the hopes that American causalities will sway public opinion enough to escalate into a chaotic, drawn-out war,” Kent wrote in part of a Sundayposton X.“Our only viable option is to leave now—President Trump should use this pause in fighting to get our troops out &use quiet economic diplomacy to reopen the SOH &BAM.”

The Trump administration has defended the military campaign as necessary to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, cripple its navy, sever its support for terrorist proxies and prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.The White House has also credited what it called “decisive American strength” with producing an agreement intended to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.