Trump slams Republican Massie as 'not MAGA' following congressman's criticism of Iran strikes

President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., connected societal media, calling him a "LOSER" aft the legislator posted a drawstring of societal media posts criticizing the president for bombing Iran’s atomic facilities connected Saturday night.

Massie said connected X that Trump’s actions were "not constitutional."

"When 2 countries are bombing each different regular successful a blistery war, and a 3rd state joins the bombing, that’s an enactment of war," Massie said successful different post. "I’m amazed astatine the intelligence gymnastics being undertaken by neocons successful D.C. (and their societal media bots) to accidental we aren’t astatine warfare … truthful they tin marque war."

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In different post, Massie responded to Speaker Mike Johnson’s station successful which helium defended Trump’s actions and said leaders successful Congress were alert of the urgency of the concern — though "imminent information outweighed the clip it would instrumentality for Congress to act."

"Why didn’t you telephone america backmost from abrogation to ballot connected subject enactment if determination was a superior menace to our country?" Massie said successful effect to Johnson’s post.

Massie’s words caught Trump’s attention. On Sunday, the president aimed immoderate words backmost toward the representative.

"Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky is not MAGA, adjacent though helium likes to accidental helium is. Actually, MAGA doesn’t privation him, doesn’t cognize him, and doesn’t respect him," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. 

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"He is simply a antagonistic unit who astir ever votes ‘NO,’ nary substance however bully thing whitethorn be. He’s a simple-minded ‘grandstander’ who thinks it’s bully authorities for Iran to person the highest level Nuclear weapon, portion astatine the aforesaid clip yelling ‘DEATH TO AMERICA’ astatine each accidental they get."

President Donald Trump turned to societal media connected Sunday to code respective comments made by Republican Thomas Massie, who criticized the president for bombing Iran's atomic facilities connected Saturday. (Getty Images)

The president restated his lawsuit for bombing Iran’s atomic facilities, saying Iran has "killed and maimed" thousands of Americans — and nether the Jimmy Carter administration, adjacent took implicit the American Embassy successful Tehran.

"We had a spectacular subject occurrence yesterday, taking the ‘bomb’ close retired of their hands (and they would usage it if they could!) but, arsenic usual, and contempt each of the praise and accolades received, this ‘lightweight’ Congressman is against what was truthful brilliantly achieved past nighttime successful Iran," Trump wrote. 

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"Massie is weak, ineffective, and votes ‘NO’ connected virtually everything enactment earlier him (Rand Paul Jr.), nary substance however bully thing whitethorn be," the president added. 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump's determination to weaponry Iran's atomic facilities without support from Congress connected Sunday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump besides accused Massie of being "disrespectful" to the subject and suggested helium "drop his fake act" and enactment America first.

"MAGA should driblet this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, similar the plague!" Trump said. "The bully quality is that we volition person a fantastic American Patriot moving against him successful the Republican Primary, and I’ll beryllium retired successful Kentucky campaigning truly hard. 

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"MAGA is not astir lazy, grandstanding, nonproductive politicians, of which Thomas Massie is decidedly one," Trump continued. "Thank you to our unthinkable subject for the AMAZING occupation they did past night. It was truly SPECIAL!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Massie’s bureau for remark connected the matter.