AIPAC tried to punish Massie by funding his opponent in the last election. AIPAC failed. The voters once again choose Massie.
Of Massie, The Nation 's John Nichols wrote (May 28, 2024):
[O]n matters of war and peace, he often sides with progressives, positioning himself as a libertarian-leaning Republican who opposes US military interventionism and military aid packages for foreign countries, including Israel. That stance has drawn sharp criticism from neoconservatives in general, who worry about the return of the sort of old-school Republican isolationism that reflexively opposed military interventions and foreign aid packages, and in particular from AIPAC, which has objected to his many votes against aid to Israel, as well as his rejection of resolutions backing Netanyahu’s government.
Now, Andrew Solender reports for Axios that Donald Trump has vowed to "lead the charge" to unseat Massie in the next election.
Trump makes no mention of Massie's opposition to funding Israel, but that doesn't mean it's not Trump's real motive. AIPAC likes to keep a low profile. When it funds ads opposing "anti-Israel" candidates, the ads generally make no mention of Israel.
Reporting for Common Dreams, Eli Clifton writes (August 9, 2022):
Curiously though, the ads paid for by UDP [United Democracy Project], affiliated with the largest pro-Israel group in the country [AIPAC], don't mention the groups' central issue: Israel.
Like Ron Paul, Thomas Massie has a strong record on many libertarian issues, including foreign affairs. And that, for the Israel First lobby, is the problem.
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