The ad in question, produced by MAGA KY, features AI-generated images of Massie holding hands, dining, and then in a hotel lobby with Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — edited in the style of an expose.
"Thomas Massie, caught in a throuple, in Washington," the narrator says. "He's cheating with the squad on the America First movement."
In a social media post, the Kentucky congressman locked in a primary battle with a Trump-pickedopponent says the spot "reeks of desperation," adding the hope is that older generations won't recognize it as AI content. Massie went on to describe the tactic as "disgusting and defamatory."
Woke Eddie’s billionaire puppet masters are running this disgusting and defamatory ad now. It reeks of desperation, but they’re hoping the older generation won’t realize it’s an AI generated lie. Please help me fight back by donating to https://t.co/r10M5btnhD today. pic.twitter.com/ODO6qt9oIF
— Thomas Massie for Congress (@MassieforKY) May 4, 2026
The ad comes just weeks from the May 19 primary, which will test Trump's grip on state races as his favored candidate, Ed Gallrein, goes up against Massie, a well-known Republican incumbent who has bucked the administration on issues where he argues MAGA has strayed from conservative principles.
The ad also comes on the heels of an Indiana election that could bode well for Gallrein. A majority of the seven state senators on the ballot Tuesday who faced Trump-backed challengers lost their primaries.