US congressman says pro-Israel groups behind 95 percent of funding against him

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie told The Tucker Carlson Show that "at least" 95 percent of the funding backing his main opponent in the Republican primary taking place later this month comes from pro-Israel lobbying groups.

Massie, who has been in office since 2012, has emerged as a vocal anti-war and anti-foreign aid voice on the right, as well as an Israel sceptic and an aggressive proponent of the release of all of the Epstein files. 

He has also frequently been a target of President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again movement.

The opponent in question is the Trump-endorsed former Navy Seal, Ed Gallrein. He doesn't have much name recognition, even in his own state. 

But the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), among other pro-Israel lobbying groups, has led the charge to try to ensure Massie loses his race, he told Carlson in an episode that aired on Wednesday.

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