2026年5月8日 美国东部时间下午3:18 / 福克斯新闻
众议员托马斯·马西将在激烈的美国众议院共和党初选中对决特朗普背书的前海军海豹突击队队员埃德·加尔雷恩
作者：亚历克斯·尼茨伯格 福克斯新闻
根据筹款网站上的实时统计，肯塔基州第四国会选区的共和党众议员托马斯·马西自周一上午发起“炸弹式筹款”活动以来，目前已筹集超过100万美元资金。
这位处境艰难的共和党议员正在共和党初选中对决前海军海豹突击队队员埃德·加尔雷恩，而加尔雷恩正是直言不讳的马西批评者、前总统唐纳德·特朗普背书的候选人。
“这场选举已成为一场全国性公投，关乎我国是更适合由像我这样信守承诺的议员服务，还是需要另一个‘中央 casting 流水线生产的合格模板’般的加尔雷恩——他承诺会成为跨党派集团的橡皮图章，”马西在发给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中写道。
“他就是流水线模板，”特朗普今年3月在肯塔基州发表讲话时如此评价加尔雷恩，随后补充道：“……给我找个‘合格模板’来击败马西。我找到了这样一个人，他不仅是‘合格模板’，还有一颗出色、了不起的头脑，是伟大的爱国者。他令人难以置信。”
马西周五在发给福克斯新闻数字频道的另一份声明中补充道：“我们在民调中领先，在肯塔基州的筹款中领先，正如我们这次百万美元筹款炸弹所显示的，在全国支持率上也遥遥领先——除非你把支持我对手的三名来自外州的自由派亿万富翁算进去。”
演员扎克瑞·莱维支持托马斯·马西，特朗普瞄准这名共和党人欲将其赶下台：“这对国家有利”
2025年11月18日，在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦，肯塔基州共和党籍众议员托马斯·马西在众议院以427票对1票通过《爱泼斯坦文件透明度法案》并批准披露相关文件和档案后，离开会场与媒体交谈。（罗伯托·施密特/盖蒂图片社）
加尔雷恩的团队作出回应，向福克斯新闻数字频道提供了高级顾问蒂姆·默塔夫的如下声明：“这是一名国会议员的垂死挣扎——他曾承诺连任三届便任期届满退休，如今却要竞选第八届任期。他背弃了肯塔基州民众，毫无意义地激怒了特朗普总统，还试图阻挠整个美国优先议程。托马斯·马西只为一个人服务——那就是托马斯·马西自己。肯塔基州第四国会选区的选民即将把他赶下台。埃德·加尔雷恩是一名功勋卓著的退役海军海豹突击队队员，是坚定的保守派，会支持特朗普总统和美国优先议程。马西的自负和表演已经令人厌烦。”
马西在另一份发给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中反驳道：“一如既往，埃德让他的代言人重复他的谎言。埃德不敢和我辩论，甚至不敢直面媒体。”
2012年就职前，马西签署了一项承诺，声明他将支持一项宪法任期限制修正案。该承诺写道：“我，托马斯·马西，承诺作为国会议员，我将共同提案并投票支持《美国任期限制修正案》，即众议院任期三届、参议院任期两届，且不再延长任期限制。”
马西盟友指责特朗普背书的挑战者滥用退伍军人事务部福利，引发反弹
2026年3月11日，在肯塔基州希伯伦的沃斯特物流公司，肯塔基州共和党国会候选人埃德·加尔雷恩在活动中发表讲话，时任美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在一旁观看。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
在肯塔基州公共广播电台（KET）的“肯塔基今晚”节目中，主持人蕾妮·肖询问了自2012年底以来一直在美国众议院任职的马西这一问题。
“任职14年后，你难道没有陷入职业政客的境地吗？对于你再次投身华盛顿政坛，这和你2012年签署的那份承诺的精神相比，优势在哪里？”
“我既遵守了该承诺的精神，也遵守了文字要求。我共同提案了我承诺过的法案，也投了赞成票。事实上，我现在在司法委员会任职，而该法案正是在该委员会发起的。所有宪法修正案都始于司法委员会，”马西回应道。“所以我有机会……也确实抓住了机会，多次投票支持那份……宪法修正案。”
马西称马斯克从未向他的连任竞选捐款，尽管此前曾有承诺
2025年6月4日，肯塔基州共和党籍众议员托马斯·马西在国会大厦离开众议院共和党会议。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ报团/盖蒂图片社）
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In Trump’s crosshairs, Massie rakes in more than $1M this week while fighting for political life
May 8, 2026 3:18pm EDT / Fox News
Rep. Thomas Massie faces Trump-backed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in a heated U.S. House GOP primary showdown
By Alex Nitzberg Fox News
Rep. Thomas Massie’s campaign has raked in more than $1 million so far since launching a “Moneybomb” fundraiser on Monday morning, according to a running tally displayed on the fundraising website.
The embattled Republican, who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, is competing in a GOP primary showdown against former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, the candidate backed by vociferous Massie critic President Donald Trump.
“This race has become a national referendum on whether our country is better served by Congressmen like me who keep their promises, or whether Congress needs yet another ‘warm body from central casting’ like Gallrein who pledges to be a rubber stamp for the uniparty,” Massie wrote in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
“He’s like central casting,” Trump said of Gallrein while speaking in Kentucky in March, adding moments later, ” … give me somebody with a warm body to beat Massie. And I got somebody with a warm body, but a big, beautiful brain, and a great patriot. He’s unbelievable.”
Massie added in his statement to Fox News Digital on Friday, “We are ahead in the polls, ahead in Kentucky fundraising, and way ahead in national support as shown by our million dollar moneybomb… as long as you don’t count the three liberal out-of-state billionaires propping up my opponent.”
ACTOR ZACHARY LEVI BACKS THOMAS MASSIE AS TRUMP TARGETS THE REPUBLICAN FOR OUSTER: ‘GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY’
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves to speak with the media after the House voted 427-1 to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the release of documents and files at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
Gallrein’s campaign fired back, providing Fox News Digital with the following statement from senior advisor Tim Murtaugh: “These are the last gasps of a member of Congress who promised to term limit himself to three terms, but is now seeking his 8th. He’s turned his back on Kentucky, he’s pointlessly antagonized President Trump, and has tried to obstruct the entire America First agenda. Thomas Massie serves only one person — Thomas Massie — and the voters of Kentucky’s 4th District are about to show him the door. Ed Gallrein is a heavily decorated, retired Navy SEAL a solid conservative who will support President Trump and the America First agenda. Massie’s ego and his act are worn out.”
Massie fired in another statement to Fox News Digital, declaring, “In typical fashion, Ed has a surrogate repeating his lies. Ed is scared to debate me and even afraid to speak to the press.”
Before taking office in 2012, Massie signed a pledge declaring that he would support a term limits amendment to the Constitution. “I, Thomas Massie, pledge that as a member of Congress I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit,” the pledge read.
MASSIE ALLY SPARKS BACKLASH AFTER ACCUSING TRUMP-BACKED CHALLENGER OF ABUSING VA BENEFITS
Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, Ed Gallrein speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks during an event at Verst Logistics on March 11, 2026 in Hebron, Ky.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
During an appearance on KET’s “Kentucky Tonight,” Massie, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since late 2012, was asked about the issue.
“After 14 years, are you not wading into career politician territory? And for those curious about you re-upping your Washington service, how is that better than honoring the spirit of that pledge you signed back in 2012?” host Renee Shaw asked.
“Well I’ve honored both the spirit and the letter of that pledge. I have cosponsored the bill that I said I would cosponsor and I voted for it. In fact, now I serve on the Judiciary Committee where that bill starts. All Constitutional amendments begin in the Judiciary Committee,” Massie replied. “So I’ve had the opportunity … and taken it, to vote for that … amendment to the Constitution several times.”
MASSIE SAYS MUSK NEVER DONATED TO HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN DESPITE PRIOR PLEDGE
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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The upcoming May 19 primary in Kentucky is less than two weeks away.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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