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Patriot or ‘Pathetic RINO’? Maverick Republican Thomas Massie trades ‘America First’ label for ‘America only’

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Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican fiscal hawk facing a President Donald Trump-backed primary challenger in Kentucky — has previously described himself as «America First,» but now he says he thinks that he’s «America only.» 

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«I am tired of sending money overseas,» he told Fox News Digital during an interview on Thursday. 

«I am tired of favoring foreign beef over U.S.A.-grown beef,» he continued. «I’m ready to be America only. And I think all congressmen should be that way.»

Massie gave Trump a mixed review, saying that the president is America First on «some» fronts.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., prior to a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. ( Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

«But when it comes to the beef, he is not America first. When it comes to sending money overseas to Ukraine and Israel,» Massie said, «I think he needs to get back to his campaign promises and put America first. Because we’re not gonna make America great again by sending our money overseas.»

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Massie noted that his «biggest disagreement» with both the Trump administration and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is the increase in spending.

«I mean, I thought we were conservatives. Why are we spending more this year than Joe Biden spent in his last year? Actually, we’re spending about $200 billion dollars more,» he said, adding that the consequence «is inflation and higher interest rates.»

«And people are feeling that. You can’t gaslight them,» Massie added. «You can’t tell them that things are getting cheaper when they’re not getting cheaper.»

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In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House spokesman Kush Desai accused Massie of «Fake Math.» 

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks about his national debt button before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the House Chamber on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

«Here are the facts: President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut Act cut mandatory spending by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years, and the budget deficit from April to September of this year is down a staggering 40% compared to last year, when Joe Biden was president,» Desai declared in the statement.

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«Instead of Fake Math, Thomas Massie should reflect on how he betrayed his voters and hardworking Americans when he voted with every Democrat against the biggest tax cut for working families in American history, including no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime pay, increased child tax credits, and permanence for the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts,» he added.

Massie said his other disagreements with what has been happening in D.C. are «secondary» to the spending issue.

«I would say, we need to follow through on some of our campaign promises. For instance, release the Epstein files,» he said.

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Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., have been spearheading a bid to force a House vote on a proposal that would compel the release of materials pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein. 

Their discharge petition has amassed 217 of the 218 signatures needed to force the vote, but Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who has said she will sign on, has still not yet been sworn in to office more than six weeks after winning a special election in Arizona.

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Johnson «has tried every which way he can to avoid this vote,» Massie claimed, asserting that the speaker has not sworn in the Democrat because she «represents the 218th signature I need to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson’s office for comment.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Massie, who owns cattle himself, said the president has «sort of gut punched the cattle ranchers and… livestock farmers» in the U.S.

During remarks aboard Air Force One last month, Trump indicated the U.S. was considering buying beef from Argentina to drive down prices. 

Days later Reuters reported that a White House official indicated that the administration was quadrupling the nation’s low-tariff imports of beef from the South American nation. Increasing the tariff rate quota to 80,000 metric tons will allow Argentina to send greater quantities of the product to America at a lower rate of duty, according to the outlet.

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The president has Massie in his political crosshairs — he has repeatedly reviled the congressman on Truth Social.

In a post on Monday, Trump referred to Massie as «a Weak and Pathetic RINO» — a pejorative acronymn that stands for «Republican in name only.» He also called the congressman «a totally ineffective LOSER,» while expressing his support for primary challenger Ed Gallrein, who Trump is backing in the race.

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President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Even as the president tries to convince voters in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District to reject Massie, the lawmaker said that he does not regret endorsing Trump ahead of the 2024 election, noting that former Vice President Kamala Harris would have been a total «disaster.»

Massie initially backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary, but DeSantis dropped out and backed Trump, and Massie later endorsed the Republican juggernaut as well.

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«And I’m glad that President Trump won,» he said. 

Trump has «done a lot of good things,» he said, adding that many of them have been carried out via executive order, and he thinks Congress should vote on more of the issues so that the president’s moves are not simply «temporary actions.»

Asked whether he’d have any interest in potentially running for president himself, Massie said that he is not interested.

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Un triángulo amoroso y un crimen brutal: el caso de la ciclista asesinada por la novia de su amigo

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En la noche del 11 de mayo de 2022, el silencio de una casa ubicada en la ciudad estadounidense de Austin, en Texas, se quebró de forma inesperada y brutal. Poco antes de las 22, una joven llamada Caitlin Cash encontró a su amiga gravemente herida en el piso. Tenía impactos de bala en diferentes partes del cuerpo, y no había señales de robo o de alguna pelea previa en el lugar. A primera vista, la escena indicaba que el crimen hablaba de algo personal.

La víctima era Moriah Wilson, una ciclista profesional de 25 años que había llegado a la ciudad para competir en una carrera. Horas antes, había salido a cenar con un amigo, como parte de una rutina normal. Sin embargo, en cuestión de horas, todo terminaría en un crimen que rápidamente captó la atención de la policía y de la opinión pública.

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La autopsia confirmó lo que ya se sospechaba: había sido asesinada. La joven recibió tres disparos, dos en la cabeza y uno en el pecho, cuando ya estaba en el piso. No fue un ataque al azar, sino -según determinó la Justicia después- un crimen motivado por “celos”.

Una apasionada por el ciclismo

Moriah Wilson había nacido el 18 de mayo de 1996 en el estado de New Hampshire y crecido en Vermont, en una familia donde el deporte ocupaba un lugar central. Desde chica se destacó como esquiadora, pero con el tiempo encontró su verdadera pasión en el ciclismo.

Se graduó en el Dartmouth College con un título en Ingeniería, pero decidió apostar por una carrera profesional en el ciclismo de gravel, una disciplina exigente que combina rutas pavimentadas y terrenos irregulares.

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Moriah Wilson era una apasionada del ciclismo y el deporte desde muy chica. (Foto: WSJ)

Sus allegados que la conocían bien la describían como una joven enfocada, amable y apasionada por lo que hacía. Antes de dedicarse por completo al deporte, había trabajado en Especialized, una empresa que fabrica bicicletas y accesorios para ciclistas.

Para 2022, a sus 25 años, su carrera estaba en ascenso: viajaba por distintas ciudades compitiendo y construyendo su nombre dentro del circuito. Su llegada a Austin tenía ese objetivo, aunque nunca se imaginó que ese viaje sería el último.

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Los sospechosos

En las primeras horas de la investigación se descartó un robo o un ataque al azar. Por ello, la atención se centró rápidamente en el entorno cercano de la víctima, especialmente en Colin Strickland, el hombre con el que Wilson había pasado las horas previas a su muerte.

Strickland también era ciclista profesional y tiempo antes había mantenido una relación amorosa con la víctima, aunque luego habían quedado como amigos. Al momento del crimen, estaba en pareja con una mujer de 35 años llamada Kaitlin Armstrong.

Si bien en un principio negó conocer a Wilson, luego admitió que habían tenido un vínculo y que incluso había ocultado mensajes para evitar conflictos con su novia actual. Ese dato fue clave y los investigadores comenzaron a reconstruir una posible motivación.

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Colin Strickland, ciclista y exnovio de Wilson, fue uno de los primeros sospechosos en la causa. (Foto: The Sun)

Colin Strickland, ciclista y exnovio de Wilson, fue uno de los primeros sospechosos en la causa. (Foto: The Sun)

Posteriormente, las cámaras de seguridad dieron el siguiente indicio: un Jeep negro, vinculado a Armstrong, había sido captado cerca de la escena del crimen en el momento del asesinato. La evidencia balística reforzó la sospechas: una vaina encontrada en el lugar coincidía con una pistola que pertenecía a Armstrong.

A eso se sumaron testimonios que indicaban que la mujer estaba al tanto de la relación entre Strickland y Wilson y que había manifestado enojo e incluso intenciones violentas.

Armstrong fue detenida inicialmente, pero un error administrativo en la orden de detención permitió su liberación. Pero para ese entonces, ya era la principal sospechosa.

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Días después, cuando la policía intentó avanzar nuevamente, descubrió que había desaparecido.

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La captura y la condena

La historia dio un giro inesperado cuando Kaitlin Armstrong logró escapar de Estados Unidos. Su plan consistió en usar el pasaporte de su hermana y viajar a Costa Rica, donde intentó empezar una nueva vida bajo una identidad falsa.

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Durante 43 días estuvo prófuga de la Justicia: cambió su apariencia, se hizo cirugías estéticas, se tiñó el pelo y se movió entre distintos lugares. Sin embargo, un detalle terminó siendo clave: publicó un aviso en el que buscaba trabajo como instructora de yoga. Ese rastro permitió a los investigadores localizarla.

De esta manera, el 29 de junio de 2022 fue detenida en un hostal y extraditada a Estados Unidos.

Kaitlin Armstrong fue detenida luego de permanecer prófuga por más de 40 días. (Foto: People)

Kaitlin Armstrong fue detenida luego de permanecer prófuga por más de 40 días. (Foto: People)

El proceso judicial avanzó con demoras, pero finalmente el juicio comenzó en octubre de 2023. La fiscalía presentó un caso sólido basado en pruebas físicas, registros de cámaras, testimonios y el contexto de la relación entre los involucrados.

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Detrás del crimen, los investigadores reconstruyeron un vínculo atravesado por “tensiones y celos”. Moriah Wilson había conocido a Colin Strickland en 2021, durante una carrera, y con el tiempo comenzaron una relación que, aunque breve, derivó luego en una amistad cercana.

El antes y después de Kaitlin Armstrong tras las cirugías estéticas que se hizo para evadir a la Justicia. (Foto: People)

El antes y después de Kaitlin Armstrong tras las cirugías estéticas que se hizo para evadir a la Justicia. (Foto: People)

Sin embargo, Strickland mantenía una relación intermitente con Armstrong, con quien incluso compartía un negocio. Según la reconstrucción, el 11 de mayo de 2022, Wilson se reunió con él sin saber que Armstrong estaba al tanto de ese encuentro.

Para la Justicia, ese fue el punto de quiebre: la sospechosa, “consumida por los celos”, siguió a la joven hasta el departamento donde se alojaba y la asesinó a sangre fría.

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Poco antes de que termine el debate, Armstrong volvió a intentar escapar: logró huir brevemente durante un traslado médico, pero fue recapturada poco después.

El 16 de noviembre de 2023, la Justicia la declaró culpable de asesinato y la condenó a 90 años de prisión, con posibilidad de libertad condicional recién después de tres décadas.

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Miner rescued alive after spending nearly 2 weeks trapped underground in flooded area

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A miner in Mexico was saved in an «astonishing rescue» after spending nearly two weeks trapped underground, officials said. 

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A dam breach caused by a structural failure flooded the El Rosario mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25, trapping Francisco Zapata Nájera and three co-workers. Zapata Nájera was located on Tuesday by divers, but the rescue teams were unable to reach him through heavily flooded areas until 21 hours later. 

«The exceptional members of the Mexican Army’s Emergency Response Battalion, along with the faith and resilience of a miner, made this astonishing rescue possible after 13 days,» Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X. «I’m certain that all Mexicans, every one of us, hold you in our hearts.» 

Of the 25 miners present during the accident, 21 escaped immediately. Five days later, rescuers pulled one survivor from a depth of 985 feet.

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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera after rescuing him during a search for four miners following a collapse at a mine in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico, on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

Sheinbaum confirmed that another miner has been found dead and one more is still missing. 

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In a video released Wednesday, clapping could be heard from a crowd that gathered as Zapata Nájera was removed from the mine, seeing daylight for the first time this month. 

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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera on a stretcher following his rescue on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

His condition was stabilized and he was sent in a Mexican Air Force helicopter to a hospital in Mazatlán, where he will be treated by specialists, officials said. 

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Mexico’s deadliest mining accident took place in February 2006 at the Pasta de Conchos mine in Coahuila, where an explosion killed 65 workers.

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Rescue teams are seen leaving the El Rosario mine on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)

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In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded. 

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Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is getting raked over the coals for comments she made several years ago, suggesting criminals housed in a notorious California prison, which was known for housing violent criminals and death row prisoners, got there by «accident.»

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Siebel Newsom’s comments came as she was discussing a tragedy in her younger life at an event in 2016. A few days before her seventh birthday, Siebel Newsom was involved in a fatal golf cart accident that ultimately killed her sister.  

«I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders at San Quentin. I told them about my own loss, where I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday and I blame myself for her death and I share that because they ultimately were accused of committing these violent crimes and sentenced for life, and I think it shocked them that this blonde lady, who was interviewing them, had a similar story – was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time – but wasn’t punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident, but theirs was probably an accident too,» Siebel Newsom said when discussing ways to connect with others. 

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Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with wife Jennifer at a Sacramento voting center.  (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

«Anyways, I share that – I guess – I quite enjoy spending time with people and being real and unmasking and showing them that it’s safe to unmask themselves.»

A spokesperson for Governor Newsom’s wife clarified that the remarks in the 2016 interview with the first partner, were referring to incarcerated individuals for her 2015 documentary «The Mask You Live In.» 

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The spokesperson did not provide an on-the-record statement but did point Fox News Digital to a social media post from Gov. Newsom’s press office calling out the media for being «focused on running nonstop hit pieces on California’s First Partner,» while the president is «threatening to obliterate a civilization tonight.» 

On Tuesday, the same day the clip began going viral on social media, President Donald Trump issued an ominous message on his social media platform Truth Social, indicating «a whole civilization will die tonight,» amid his threat of a looming U.S. attack against Iranian bridges and power plants.

«This is the MAGA distraction machine — in full force,» concluded the social media post, which included news segments criticizing Siebel Newsom on Tuesday.

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom speaks at Planned Parenthood funding bill signing ceremony (Screenshot/Gavin Newsom’s YouTube Page)

However, Siebel Newsom’s resurfaced comments still garnered attention on Tuesday from conservative critics who called the California governor’s spouse out for virtue signaling.

In direct response to Siebel Newsom’s claims that San Quentin inmates got in their position by «accident,» Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., shot back sarcastically: «Yeah, like the time that guy accidentally stabbed that dude 27 times.»

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«What the…» commented Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, in a social media post responding to the 2016 remarks.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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«She represents everything that is wrong with California,» comedian Adam Carolla added. 

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«Newsom’s wife’s latest virtue signal is telling San Quentin lifers that she faced zero consequences when her sister was killed because it was an accident, then telling them their life sentences are probably for ‘accidents’ too,» wrote conservative women’s sports activist Riley Gaines. «Peak elite tone-deafness.»

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