Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who previously suggested he could help the country by serving as agriculture secretary, said in a post on X that he intends to support President-elect Donald Trump's policies. However, he has not received any promises or offers from the Trump team.
“President Trump's landslide victory secures a mandate for big initiatives like reversing chronic disease, conserving land, and empowering America's farmers. President Trump's campaign is committed to growing healthy food. “It's brought together a lot of neglected voters, from Amish people who just want to be left alone to parents who want their families to eat more nutritious food,” Massey told X. I mentioned it in the post.
“I am willing and ready to collaborate on any part of the President's bold policy to focus on the health and well-being of Americans, but I have not received any commitments or offers from President Trump's team and the administration… “Any discussion about transition is premature,” he added.
Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie, who was once targeted by Trump, says he has “full support'' for the former president.
Congressman Thomas Massie speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the McDivot Indoor Sports Pub in Grimes, Iowa, on January 7, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Massey had previously expressed interest in becoming agriculture secretary.
“As Secretary of Agriculture, I believe I can do some good for this country for any president,” he tweeted in July.
Massey released a statement on Friday, October 25, announcing his support for Trump as a presidential candidate. On Sunday, Oct. 27, Massey told Fox News Digital in a statement that he spoke with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump.
Trump said he was going to let Kennedy “run wild” on health, food and medicine.
“President Trump has asked me to do three things,” Kennedy said in a post to '' and “the end of chronic health institutions.'' disease outbreak. ”
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Former President Donald Trump welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage during the Turning Point Action campaign rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on October 23, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
At X, Massey describes himself as an engineer, farmer, and inventor, and advocates for reform of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“End government corruption. Reform the FDA, USDA, and CDC so people have real choices and honest information, not corrupted by corporate influence,” he tweeted in September. did.
The lawmaker, who has served in the House of Representatives for more than a decade, has secured another term in the 2024 election.
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Rep. Thomas Massie appears before the House Rules Committee on a resolution recommending that the House find Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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Last year, he endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president, after DeSantis announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Mr. DeSantis left the group in January 2024 and endorsed Mr. Trump.
Fox News Digital reached out to Rep. Massey for comment Thursday but did not receive a response.
