Trump targets political rivals ahead of midterms

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]Tonight, another Republican who crossed President Trump voted out. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy losing his primary election, becoming the latest casualty in Trump's revenge tour. When you participate in democracy, sometimes it don't turn out the way you want it to.

[00:00:16]The president posting this video on social media today. I voted to convict President Trump.

[00:00:21]>> Depicting him as he's hitting the senator in the head with a golf ball.

[00:00:25]Cassidy voted to convict the president for inciting the January 6th insurrection and took an apparent dig at him overnight. But you don't pout, you don't whine, you don't claim the election was stolen, you don't FIND A REASON PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ON A WINNING STREAK.

[00:00:44]Earlier this month, he helped unseat Republican state lawmakers in Indiana who voted against his redistricting push. And now his focus is on Tuesday.

[00:00:53]Trump railing against Republican Congressman Thomas Massie nearly 10 times in 24 hours, calling him disloyal, a sanctimonious fool, and a loser.

[00:01:03]Trump's fury with the Kentucky libertarian has only grown after Massie voted against his signature tax and spending bill last summer, opposed the war in Iran, and pushed to release the Epstein files.

[00:01:14]>> That put me on the wrong side of the president for quite a while. And now Trump is looking for someone to primary Congresswoman Lauren Boebert in Colorado after she campaigned with Massie, whose race is now the most expensive House primary in history. He's been outspent by outside groups allied with Trump who are supporting his opponent, Ed Daugherty a political unknown.

[00:01:35]>> Massie's going to lose because he's trying to destroy the agenda. This is the party of Donald Trump.

[00:01:42]Julie is joining us now from the White House. And Julie, Congressman Massie seems to be bracing for whatever may come Tuesday night.

[00:01:48]Yeah, Hally. That's right. That's when we'll see if the president's efforts have paid off in Congressman Massie's primary. This afternoon, I asked Massie about all of those posts. He told me it appears the president is losing sleep in his race. Hallie?

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