Massie: Outsider Billionaires Try to Buy His Kentucky Seat Ahead of Primary

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Massie: Outsider Billionaires Try to Buy His Kentucky Seat Ahead of Primary
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Days before Kentucky's GOP primary, Rep. Thomas Massie claims that out-of-state billionaires (including Miriam Adelson and Paul Singer) and groups tied to the Israeli lobby are funding a bid to “buy a seat” in Congress, a charge he says frames this race as a referendum on foreign policy. He is facing a Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein, as Trump posts attacks against Massie; Massie touts grassroots support and poll leads while groups tied to the Israeli lobby respond and comment requests are pursued by ABC News.

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