The reelection campaign for Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., dismissed a poll that President Donald Trump posted on social media Thursday night that showed Massie has lost significant support in his district, saying "it does not reflect reality."
In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared screenshots of results from a McLaughlin & Associates poll taken Aug. 10-12 among 500 likely Republican voters from Massie's fourth congressional district, a seat he has held since 2013.
Trump has been butting heads with Massie since returning to the White House. Massie, renowned for his libertarian principles and insistence on limited government, voted no against aid to Israel and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the signature legislation of Trump's second term. He also has sharply criticized the Trump administration for not releasing all of the documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"This poll does not reflect reality in Kentucky's fourth district," a Massie campaign spokesperson said Friday in a statement to Newsmax. "The fact that every serious would-be opponent has rejected their recruiting efforts demonstrates this. They've been searching for months and still can't find anyone gullible enough to put their name on the ballot.
"The pollster also has a history of not being in touch with reality, like the time he had former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor with a 34-point lead before he lost by 11, a 45-point miss. He is well-known for bad results and is not the pollster the Trump team uses for serious polls."
The poll, which had a margin of error of +/- 4.4 percentage points, showed Massie's favorability rating dropped from 54% in June to 43%, while his unfavorable rating rose to 54% from 40%. His overall job approval slipped from 52% to 39%.
The poll suggested it could be the result of an effective advertising blitz launched in Massie's district by a pro-Trump super PAC that reportedly spent $800,000 on a TV ad campaign after previously spending $1 million on a previous TV spot attacking Massie.
"MAGA Kentucky is not MAGA and not Kentucky," the campaign spokesperson said. "It's three socially liberal globalist billionaires who are upset Congressman Massie doesn't vote for wars and foreign aid."
The spokesperson was referring to billionaires Paul Singer, John Paulson, and Miriam Adelson, all major GOP donors with pro-Israel ties. MAGA Kentucky, led by Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio, has defended its campaign as a necessary push to align the GOP with Trump's priorities.
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