U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has stockpiled more than $1.7 million for his re-election bid as the Kentucky Republican gears up to face President Donald Trump's vaunted political operation, Massie's campaign announced Monday.

The president and the Kentucky congressman have been at loggerheads. Now, Trump's allies are gearing up for a primary fight.

Rep Thomas Massie of Kentucky, backed by Elon Musk, admitted that he has ‘enough’ votes to block President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

But the Constitution makes clear in Article I that Congress — not the president — holds the power to declare war. Yet the U.S. has not fought a congressionally declared war since World War II. Presidents have relied on politically convenient “authorizations” and “resolutions” as legal fig leaves ever since.

President Donald Trump, sporting a "Gulf of America" hat on Air Force One, told reporters that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will be facing a "good opponent" in the midterm Republican primary.

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican caucus at the U.S. Capitol on June 4 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) What People Are ...

Massie admitted that his next primary election will be a “hell of a fight.” However, he suggested that Trump’s attacks against him led to a boost in campaign funds, highlighting how he has ...