{"id":59432,"date":"2026-05-20T04:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59432"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:21:39","slug":"watch-thomas-massies-awesome-concession-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/20\/watch-thomas-massies-awesome-concession-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Thomas Massie&#8217;s Awesome Concession Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am very sad at the news that Thomas Massie <a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/massie-loss-aipac-primary\/\">has been defeated<\/a> by Donald Trump and AIPAC in the most expensive Congressional primary in US history.\u00a0 \u00a0Estimates are that between $40-45 million dollars was spent.<\/p>\n<p>Massie&#8217;s speech was gracious, funny, and encouraging.\u00a0 \u00a0I urge you all to start your day watching this.\u00a0 \u00a0You won&#8217;t regret it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TXyXTBQFYk?si=QqUXELTeM3ZryWe9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am very sad at the news that Thomas Massie has been defeated by Donald Trump and AIPAC in the most expensive Congressional primary in US history.\u00a0 \u00a0Estimates are that between $40-45 million dollars was spent. 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