Massie says he’s a ‘NO’ on Trump-endorsed government funding measure: ‘Unless I get a lobotomy’

Rep.ChipRoy,R-Texas,discussestheHouseGOP’splantovoteonthecontinuingresolution,tacklingspendingandtheDemocrats’effortstoshutdownthegovernment. AsthedeadlinetoavertapartialgovernmentshutdownapproachesandPresidentDonaldTrumpurgesRepublicanstosupportpassageofafundingmeasure,Rep.ThomasMassie,R-Ky.,hasdeclaredthathewillopposetheproposal. “UnlessIgetalobotomyMondaythatcausesmetoforgetwhatI’vewitnessedthepast12years,I’llbeaNOontheCRthisweek.Itamazesmethatmycolleaguesandmanyofthepublicfallfortheliethatwewillfightanotherday,”MassiedeclaredinapostonX. PresidentDonaldTrumphasurgedRepublicanstopassthemeasure. CONGRESSUNVEILSSPENDINGPLANAFTERTRUMPCALLSONREPUBLICANSTOAVOIDGOVERNMENTSHUTDOWN Rep.ThomasMassie,R-Ky.,attendstheinaugurationofU.S.President-electDonaldTrumpintheRotundaoftheU.S.CapitolonJan.20,2025inWashington,D.C.(KevinDietsch/GettyImages) “