Scoop: Pro-Trump group unleashes first TV ad against Massie

A pro-Trump super PAC is out with its first TV ad against Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican targeted for defeat by the president, Axios has learned.Why it matters: President Trump's powerful political operation is showing that it's willing to unload part of its massive $500 million war chest to unseat Massie, who the White House views as its chief Republican detractor in the House.MAGA Kentucky's commercial is set to begin airing on Friday, and is the first part of an overall $1 million ad buy.The ads will be concentrated on Fox News and broadcast TV stations in the Cincinnati and Louisville markets.It will also be airing digitally, aimed at targeted Republican voters.Zoom in: The spot concludes by saying that Massie, an anti-interventionist who was critical of Trump's decision to strike Iran, "sided" with with the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The spot flashes an image of Massie alongside Khamenei and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a pair of prominent liberals who also criticized Trump for attacking Iran.The ad also targets Massie for voting against Trump-backed legislation aimed at cutting taxes and funding border security."Let's fire Thomas Massie," the ad says.Representatives for Massie did not respond to requests for comment.The background: MAGA Kentucky is affiliated with Trump's official political apparatus.It is led by senior Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio.Trump advisers are actively recruiting a primary challenger to Massie, with an eye toward clearing the field so Massie rivals don't splinter support."The good news is that we will have a wonderful American Patriot running against him in the Republican Primary, and I'll be out in Kentucky campaigning really hard," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.The other side: Massie allies argue that his libertarian streak has made him politically popular in his conservative central Kentucky district.He easily fended off primary challenges the last three election cycles.

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