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Thomas Massie: The strategy is not to try. I think the strategy is to fall on his sword.

On the recordApril 16, 2024
The strategy is not to try. I think the strategy is to fall on his sword.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Thomas Massie critiques Speaker Johnson's approach to the Ukraine aid package, suggesting that it may lead to his political downfall.

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