GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, once targeted by Trump, gives former president 'full endorsement'

Rep. Thomas Massie – who erstwhile President Donald Trump erstwhile said should beryllium ousted from the Republican Party – announced connected Friday that helium is endorsing Trump for president.

In a connection issued connected Friday, the Kentucky Republican endorsed Trump, and urged conservatives, libertarians, and independents to articulation him successful casting their ballot for the GOP statesmanlike candidate.

"Donald Trump volition enactment Americans archetypal by securing our liberties astatine location and preventing needless wars abroad. He volition marque America Healthy Again by empowering tiny farmers and taking connected peculiar interests that person corrupted our healthcare system. He has adjacent committed to freeing Ross Ulbricht who was wrongfully sentenced," Massie declared successful the statement.

"For these and galore different reasons, helium has my afloat endorsement," Massie added.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has endorsed erstwhile President Donald Trump. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

In a written remark to Fox News Digital connected Sunday, Massie explained that helium determined the 2024 statesmanlike contention is "too important" for him to not "weigh-in."

"I had a large speech with [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] connected Friday and past with Donald Trump connected Saturday," Massie noted.

"I privation to beryllium portion of the alignment that puts the absorption backmost connected regular radical alternatively of corporations and bureaucracy," helium continued. "One of the different pressing issues of our time is that our meddling overseas has enactment america connected the brink of war, and I judge Trump is the lone 1 who tin propulsion america backmost from that. For these reasons and those mentioned successful my endorsement, I came to the decision that this statesmanlike predetermination is excessively important for maine not to weigh-in on."

Trump publically castigated Massie successful March 2020, calling for the congressman to beryllium tossed from the Republican Party. 

"Looks similar a 3rd complaint Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie, a Congressman from, unfortunately, a genuinely GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to ballot against the caller Save Our Workers Bill successful Congress. He conscionable wants the publicity. He can’t halt it, lone delay, which is some dangerous," Trump wrote, finishing the condemnation successful different station by adding, "& costly."

"Workers & tiny businesses request wealth present successful bid to survive. Virus wasn’t their fault. It is ‘HELL’ dealing with the Dems, had to springiness up immoderate anserine things successful bid to get the ‘big picture’ done. 90% GREAT! WIN BACK HOUSE, but propulsion Massie retired of Republican Party!" Trump tweeted.

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Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump arrives to talk astatine a quality league astatine Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, connected Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, successful Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump fired disconnected the onslaught connected Massie conscionable earlier the lawmaker demanded a recorded ballot connected a monolithic COVID-19 pandemic-related spending measure.

Massie's request for a recorded ballot was yet rejected, but the lawmaker had earned the ire not lone of Trump, but besides of galore lawmakers who returned to D.C. during the episode.

Despite Trump's attack, Massie went connected to win a resounding triumph successful the June 2020 Republican superior successful Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.

Trump aboriginal changed course, issuing a full-throated endorsement of Massie soon earlier the lawmaker's 2022 superior victory.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Last year, Massie endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president earlier the politician announced his White House bid. 

DeSantis yet dropped retired and endorsed Trump successful January 2024 aft Trump won the Iowa caucuses.

In June, Massie told Spectrum News that Trump was "endorsing non-conservatives successful Republican primaries close now."