WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) is no ordinary politician.
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated member of Congress from a rural county, he lives off the grid, drives a Tesla with a “Friends of Coal” label on the license plate, and has registered 30 patents for his myriad inventions.
A proud libertarian, he has pushed back against President Donald Trump on the Jeffrey Epstein files and the war in Iran, which has left him fighting for his political life against a Trump-backed challenger in a closely watched Republican primary contest Tuesday.
But Massie fits neatly into Kentucky’s unpredictable
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