Massie gets air time on Kentucky TV after Trump-endorsed challenger snubs KET debate

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 904

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago


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LEXINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie — who has become a target of President Donald Trump this election cycle — took to KET’s debate stage alone Monday night to pitch himself to voters ahead of the state’s primary two weeks away.

Massie, who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, was interviewed on air by KET’s Renee Shaw for nearly half an hour. Afterwards, he spent another half-hour taking questions from reporters in the studio’s …

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