Thomas Massie Hints at Possible Presidential Run During Concession Speech

After breaking with President Trump and the MAGA movement at large, Rep. Thomas Massie is on his way out of Congress.

In case you haven’t heard yet, he was officially defeated by Trump-endorsed candidate Ed Gallrein in the Kentucky primary today.

Full scoop on that here:

BREAKING: Trump-Endorsed Ed Gallrein DEFEATS Thomas Massie in Kentucky

Massie learned not to test President Trump and his supporters the hard way tonight...

But, he might not be ready to give up on his political career yet.

During his concession speech, Rep. Massie hinted at a possible presidential run in the future.

He called the results tonight "God's will" and promised that he's "just getting started" before going on to imply that he's thinking about running for president.

The crowd then broke out into chants encouraging Massie to run for president.

Watch this for yourself:

🚨 NOW: Thomas Massie just wrapped up his concession speech, hinting at a possible 2028 PRESIDENTIAL RUN

MASSIE: "What was God's purpose? What is he showing us tonight?

MASSIE: "We're just getting started."

CROWD: "28! 28!"

MASSIE: "Well, you've made a compelling argument!" pic.twitter.com/MOgGl5nEN9

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 20, 2026

Prior to this moment, the crowd also broke out into an anti-war chant.

Watch:

🇺🇸 Massie just turned the concession into an anti-war chant.

“We were supposed to restart this war today, but we can’t restart this war today.”

Crowd: “No more wars.” https://t.co/cvX8xnFyA2 pic.twitter.com/rOSF7fL73o

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 20, 2026

During his concession speech, Rep. Massie also confirmed that he has formally called Gallrein to concede the election.

But, he didn't miss the chance to take a hit at Gallrein while doing so.

Watch:

🚨 JUST IN — REP. THOMAS MASSIE CONCEDES: "I would've come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede."

"And it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv."

"I have called and conceded the race." pic.twitter.com/8Y70wGzp36

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 20, 2026

Fox News reported further on Massie's concession to Gallrein:

Massie, speaking to supporters at his primary night headquarters, said, "I have called and conceded the race. We've been honorable the whole time, and we're going to stay that way."

Trump repeatedly unleashed on Massie in unusually personal terms in the final days of the primary contest, while spotlighting his endorsement of Gallrein, who he recruited into the race.

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The president called Massie, who has frequently opposed parts of his legislative agenda, the "worst ‘Republican’ congressman in history" on Monday.

While no Republicans have confirmed plans to run for president in 2028 yet, Massie would have a pretty hard time going against JD Vance or Marco Rubio...

What do you think?

Do you think Thomas Massie has any chance at becoming president?