US congressman says pro-Israel groups behind 95 percent of funding against him

US congressman says pro-Israel groups behind 95 percent of funding against him Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 20:36 The Republican primary in Kentucky later this month will be one of the most expensive of all time Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, left, speaks to Tucker Carlson, on The Tucker Carlson Show, published on YouTube on 6 May 2026 (Screengrab) Off Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie told The Tucker Carlson Show that "at least" 95 percent of the funding backing his main opponent in the Republican primary taking place later this month comes from pro-Israel lobbying groups. Massie, who has been in office since 2012, has emerged as a vocal anti-war and anti-foreign aid voice on the right, as well as an Israel sceptic and an aggressive proponent of the release of all of the Epstein files. He has also frequently been a target of President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again movement.