# Americano: what Thomas Massie's lost means for the future of the Right

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Published: 2026-05-24T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Congressman Thomas Massie, one of the most vocal Republican critics of Donald Trump lost his fight for re-election in Kentucky to a Trump-backed challenger. Freddy Gray is joined by Spectator contributors Daniel McCarthy and Christopher Caldwell to discuss where Thomas Massie went wrong, how corruption centred around the campaign, whether or not Trump's success is a reflection of the upcoming midterms and the way Europe reacts to Trump more broadly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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