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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, left the internet surprised on Monday after announcing he might be considering a political comeback just days after losing his primary election to a President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.<\/p>\n

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Massie wrote in a post on X that he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2028 election \u2014 keeping the details vague.<\/p>\n

“I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race. This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office. I haven\u2019t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

On social media, political experts and commentators reacted to the news.<\/p>\n

“Watching MAGA light itself on fire will be soothing and cathartic,” former Arizona Republican congressman and veteran Adam Kinzinger wrote on X. <\/p>\n

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“Thomas Massie for checkmate,” White House columnist and podcaster Brian Karem wrote on X.<\/p>\n

“The sign will stand as a placeholder,” Jesse Lyons, a political commentator with more than 7,000 followers who self-describes as a “contrarian libertarian,” wrote on X, sharing a Massie campaign sign on a grass lawn.<\/p>\n

“Thomas Massie has officially filed a statement of candidacy, allowing him to begin raising money for a potential 2028 presidential run,” Brian Allen, podcast host and political commentator with more than 301,000 followers, wrote on X. “That instantly changes the meaning behind a lot of what\u2019s happening right now. Because Massie is no longer just fighting Trump politically. He\u2019s positioning himself as a possible post-Trump alternative for the faction of the right that: distrusts foreign intervention, hates establishment Republicans, opposes surveillance expansion, views the GOP as drifting too far into loyalty politics, Epstein-class protectors, and fighting foreign wars. The Republican civil war is getting more real by the week.”<\/p>\n

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