The ad hits the Republican congressman for voting with liberal Democrats on Israel, among other issues
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
United Democracy Project, the AIPAC-linked super PAC, is taking aim again at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) with a significant buy for a television ad targeting the anti-Israel congressman.
The buy totals $790,000 for a week of broadcast and cable ads in the Cincinnati, Louisville and Charleston media markets. In the previous election cycle, UDP also ran ads against Massie, though he did not face a primary challenger at the time. He now faces a primary challenge from military veteran Ed Gallrein, who is backed by President Donald Trump.
“Tom Massie is the most anti-Israel Republican in Congress,” UDP spokesperson Patrick Dorton said. “He’s got a terrible record and we are going to make sure every single one of his constituents knows about it.”
The ad, which features a graphic of Massie’s face on a flipping coin, accuses Massie of changing his policy positions from when he was first elected, saying he “started out as a conservative Republican but now votes with liberal Democrats” on issues including border security and Israel.
“On Israel, Massie votes with AOC and Ilhan Omar again and again,” the ad states. “Massie’s a flippin’ disaster. That’s why President Trump supports Ed Gallrein for Congress.”
Unlike UDP’s ads in Democratic primaries, which have largely focused on issues other than Middle East policy, the ad campaign reflects the ongoing high level of support for Israel among Republican voters.
Republicans expect a close race between Massie and Gallrein, backed up by a recent poll showing a competitive contest.
The ad, airing on broadcast TV in the Washington area, says the U.S. strikes on Iran ‘made the world safer … Only President Trump had the courage to stop them’
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President Donald Trump is introduced at the Republican Jewish Coalition's Annual Leadership Summit at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on October 28, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Republican Jewish Coalition is launching a new television ad buy in the Washington area timed to coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit this week praising President Donald Trump’s decision to support Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear program.
The 30-second spot, titled “Peacemaker,” will air on Fox News, Fox Business Network and Newsmax through the end of this week, after the conclusion of Netanyahu’s U.S. visit.
“President Trump’s strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities made the world safer. For decades, Iran has waged war on America, even plotting to assassinate President Trump. Their goal: death to America, destruction of Israel, terror. Only President Trump had the courage to stop them,” the narrator says in the ad.
RJC’s national political director, Sam Markstein, told Jewish Insider, “Certainly, eliminating or obliterating Iran’s nuclear weapons program should go down as one of the great peacemaking actions ever taken by any president.”
“If you believe in Western civilization, if you believe in America, if you believe in support for Israel, all the things that generations of our people have cared about, there’s no question that this action taken by Donald Trump will be heralded by generations to come. It really is hard to quantify how important and legacy defining this will be — not just for the president himself, but for our country and for Israel,” Markstein said.
Markstein said the organization created the ad “specifically to align with the prime minister’s trip to Washington,” which is Netanyahu’s third visit since Trump began his second term. The frequency in visits, Markstein argued, serves as evidence of “how the cooperation is so intertwined and how the relationship [between the U.S. and Israel] has been strengthened so quickly at this decisive time in history.”
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