Is Thomas Massie being set up? Or is this just basic civics?

Take a step back and look at the moment we are in.

Rep. Thomas Massie is on a generational run — positioning himself as the kind of Republican voters are always promised: procedural, consistent, anti-spending, and willing to challenge leadership. So what happens when that kind of lawmaker becomes inconvenient?

This episode breaks down the controversy surrounding Massie’s vote on a procedural rule tied to short-term government funding and why the narrative exploding across X completely misses what actually happened.

Was this about the SAVE Act? Was Massie trying to sabotage the administration? Or was this a calculated attempt to frame him as a hypocrite and weaken his credibility with the conservative base?

We walk through:

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