Rep. Thomas Massie hit back at President Donald Trump this week, accusing the president of "trying to be a bully" after he appeared to criticize the Kentucky Republican's recent marriage.

Trump on Friday, Nov. 14 shared a post on Truth Social asking if Massie got "married already," saying "His wife will soon find out that she’s stuck with a LOSER!" Massie married Carolyn Moffa, a former congressional staffer for Sen. Rand Paul, last month. Massie's late wife, Rhonda Massie, died in June 2024. They were married for over 30 years.

Massie and Trump have most recently been at odds because the Kentucky lawmaker and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, introduced legislation that would force the Justice Department to release a full version of the government's files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration has fought against the move.

But when asked about Trump's comments during an interview on ABC's "This Week" on Nov. 16, Massie joked that his wife said "we should have invited Donald Trump. He’s mad that he didn't get an invitation."

"We’re taking it with a grain of salt," Massie said. "He’s being a bully, or trying to be a bully."

Massie in the interview also addressed Trump's endorsement of a Republican opponent running against the Kentucky lawmaker in the 2026 midterm elections.

"We are winning," Massie said. "And not only the speaker, but the attorney general, the FBI director, and the president himself, and the vice president, they're taking a big loss this week because after months of fighting, I am winning this week with Ro Khanna. We're forcing this vote, and it's going to happen," he said of his push known as a discharge petition.

Massie and Trump's ongoing feud is far from the first time they've publicly split. For example, Trump lashed out at Massie in June over his criticism of U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.

Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr, Kinsey Crowley, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy

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