This is part one of a two-part series on the congressmen who defied their parties over the recent funding bill. Part two will focus on Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), who supported the continuing resolution to fund the government despite opposition from all other House Democrats.
COVINGTON, Ky.—After Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) signaled opposition to the recent Republican-led continuing resolution funding bill, President Donald Trump vowed to “lead the charge” against the lawmaker in next year’s primary election.
“The people of Kentucky won’t stand for it, just watch. Do I have any takers?” Trump wrote on social media on March 10, days ahead of the vote in which Massie broke with all other House Republicans to oppose the six-month funding patch....