RJC Torches Massie and MTG as 'Maniac Outliers' Who'll Never Lead GOP

The Republican Jewish Coalition is making clear it sees no political future for Rep. Thomas Massie or former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, with National Political Director Sam Markstein declaring bluntly in a recent interview that the pair "will never be the center of the Republican Party" and calling them "absolute maniac outliers who have been summarily defeated." The comments cap a months-long campaign by the RJC and allied pro-Israel groups to push Massie out of Congress, an effort that succeeded in May when the Kentucky congressman lost his primary to Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein after the RJC Victory Fund poured more than $4 million into ads attacking Massie's record, on top of nearly $5 million from AIPAC, making it the most expensive House primary in American history.

Greene, for her part, resigned from Congress earlier this year after a bitter falling-out with President Trump, who publicly branded her a "traitor" over her push, alongside Massie, to force release of the Epstein files. Both lawmakers had spent months breaking from the party's mainstream on multiple fronts — criticizing Trump's Iran policy, opposing continued foreign aid, and casting themselves as lonely holdouts against what they described as outside pressure from pro-Israel donors. Markstein and the RJC have framed that record as disqualifying, arguing that consistent opposition to aid for Israel and a broader isolationist streak place both figures well outside the party's pro-Israel, Trump-aligned consensus that defines the modern GOP.

The RJC's blunt assessment reflects a broader point of pride for the organization: that its record-breaking spending against Massie sent an unmistakable message to any Republican tempted to break from the party's staunch support for Israel. With Massie now out of Congress and Greene having walked away from elected office entirely, the RJC is treating their political exile as proof that the party's center of gravity remains firmly pro-Israel and firmly aligned with President Trump — and that isolationist dissent, however loud, carries a steep and lasting political price.