AIPAC Defeats Massie in Kentucky Primary — Most Expensive House Race in US History

Something I have been following and now becomes official. Israel controls US Middle East foreign policy

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AIPAC Defeats Massie in Kentucky Primary — Most Expensive House Race in US History
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who had introduced a bill to require AIPAC to register as a foreign agent under FARA, lost his primary Tuesday to Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein. Pro-Israel groups — AIPAC’s super PAC and two affiliates — poured over $15.8 million into the race. Total ad spending exceeded $32.6 million.
New today: Result confirmed Tuesday night. Massie’s FARA bill dies with his seat; no successor sponsor identified.
Why it matters: ⚑ This is a structural inflection point in the long-run debate over foreign-influence disclosure. The most expensive House primary in US history was explicitly framed by Massie himself as “a referendum on whether Israel gets to buy seats in Congress.” That framing is now in the record — and the lobby won decisively.
Sources: The Intercept · The New American

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