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irectory Advertise with us Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Ahead of Tuesday primary, Trump target Massie says billionaires are trying to ‘buy’ his seat News , Political (WASHINGTON) — Days before his highly anticipated primary, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie struck a defiant tone, asserting on Sunday that out-of-state billionaires “have funneled millions of dollars in here” in an effort to “buy a seat” in Congress.

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Ahead of Tuesday primary, Trump target Massie says billionaires are trying to ‘buy’ his seat | Radio Free 102.3 KJLH Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Download the New Mobile App Home On Air Meet the Team Line Up Front Page The Steve Harvey Morning Show Spread the Word Beyond the Pulpit Events Contests Radio Free TV Radio Free TV Podcasts News Partner Directory Advertise with us Home On Air Meet the Team Line Up Front Page The Steve Harvey Morning Show Spread the Word Beyond the Pulpit Events Contests Radio Free TV Radio Free TV Podcasts News Partner Directory Advertise with us Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Ahead of Tuesday primary, Trump target Massie says billionaires are trying to ‘buy’ his seat News , Political (WASHINGTON) — Days before his highly anticipated primary, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie struck a defiant tone, asserting on Sunday that out-of-state billionaires “have funneled millions of dollars in here” in an effort to “buy a seat” in Congress. “How did this race become the most expensive race in the history of Congress for a primary? It’s because three billionaires from outside of Kentucky have funneled millions of dollars in here. They’re trying to buy a seat,” Massie said in an interview on ABC News’ “This Week.” On Friday, Massie told a reporter that his has “turned into a referendum on whether Israel gets to buy seats in Congress.” “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed Massie on the comment, asking him, “What did you mean by that?” Massie said that two of the individuals he named — major GOP donors Miriam Adelson and Paul Singer, along with the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), are “all part of the Israeli lobby.” Adelson and Singer are both major AIPAC contributors. “That’s where all the money comes from, and it will be a referendum on foreign policy, whether Israel gets to dictate that by, you know, bullying members of Congress, and I’m the one they haven’t been able to bully, so they’re putting all the brunt, the force on me,” Massie said. Massie said his opponents are “desperate” because he says he’s ahead in the polls. “That’s why the president is losing sleep and tweeting about this,” the Kentucky congressman said. In a statement to ABC News, RJC CEO Matt Brooks accused Massie of “antisemitism and bottom-of-the-barrel nativism at a time when Jew hatred is on rise.” “The RJC stands with those who will combat antisemitism like Captain Ed Gallrein, and against those who foment it,” Brooks said, referring to Massie’s Republican opponent. “Massie’s record is indefensible, and the Republican primary voters of Kentucky will ho

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