2026 Kentucky 4th congressional district Republican primary
Event in Politics
2026 Kentucky 4th congressional district Republican primary has come up in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, REAL AF with Andy Frisella. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Andy FrisellaShow intro voiceover by host Andy Frisella
- Prediction · due Nov 2028
Frisella predicts Massie will run for president and build a large populist movement.
“Thomas Massey is going to run for fucking president and he's going to get a massive movement behind it”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 30:32
Frisella argues attack ads misrepresented Massie's votes, which he says were against hidden provisions in omnibus-style bills.
“He refused to vote for bills that they typically pass, which say things like, this is the bill for finishing the wall”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 24:19
Frisella argues Trump targeted Massie because Massie was pressing for accountability on issues Trump wants forgotten.
“The reason that Massey has gotten the heat from Trump is because he is shining the light on things that Trump wants to make disappear”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 15:47
Frisella argues that Trump calling Massie the worst congressman ever discredits Trump's other statements.
“you saying that, Trump saying that, just discredits everything else that he says because everybody knows that's not true”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 13:54
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argues Pete Hegseth should not have been deployed to campaign against Massie.
“They should not have deployed him in the fight against Massey”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #309 Megyn Kelly - "I Now Have to Worry About Getting Shot Because of My Opinion" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 31:51
Kelly attributes Massie's primary loss to unusually heavy spending by the Israel lobby.
“And this one was $30 million piled against him by the Israel lobby”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #309 Megyn Kelly - "I Now Have to Worry About Getting Shot Because of My Opinion" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 24:08
DJCo-host of the CTI segments on REAL AF, presents the headlines
DJ claims a large batch of late mail-in ballots favoring Gallrein exceeded the margin of victory.
“Did you know that last night, or the night of the election, I should say, that there was 10,854 mail-in ballots that got dropped in election night?”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 21:05
Predictions
- Prediction · due Nov 2028Andy Frisella
Frisella predicts Massie will run for president and build a large populist movement.
“Thomas Massey is going to run for fucking president and he's going to get a massive movement behind it”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme Sentenced (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 30:32 · 2026 Kentucky 4th congressional district Republican primary
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · 1 episode
- REAL AF with Andy Frisella · 1 episode
Episodes
#309 Megyn Kelly - "I Now Have to Worry About Getting Shot Because of My Opinion"The Shawn Ryan Show · Jun 1, 2026 · 3 h 26 min
Megyn Kelly joins Shawn Ryan to discuss the Iran war, Israel's influence on US politics, Trump administration turmoil, AI, and threats against her.
Brandi Carlile helps us say goodbye to Bill Kurtis!Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · May 23, 2026 · 47 min
Peter Sagal and panelists Negin Farsad, Luke Burbank, and Paula Poundstone play news games with guest Brandi Carlile as Bill Kurtis ends his 12-year run.
1029. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump Targets Massie, Henry Nowak Defendant Claims Racial Abuse & Mom in $250M Somali Fraud Scheme SentencedREAL AF with Andy Frisella · May 22, 2026 · 1 h 39 min
Andy Frisella and DJ discuss Thomas Massie's Trump-backed primary defeat, the Henry Nowak stabbing trial in Britain, the Feeding Our Future sentencing, and a Florida teacher's firing.