Trump Beats Thomas Massie, Chud the Builder in Jail | Ep 51 from Rufo & Lomez

Trump Beats Thomas Massie, Chud the Builder in Jail | Ep 51

1 hour 10 minutes Posted May 23, 2026 at 3:00 pm.

– 0:01:02] – Thomas Massie’s Primary Upset

– 0:03:18] – Trump vs. the Tucker Wing of the Right

– 0:06:16] – Generational Divide and the Limits of Podcast Politics

– 0:09:43] – Is Trump Delivering Exactly What MAGA Wants?

– 0:15:19] – The “Epstein Class” and the Empty Promise of the Files

– 0:23:31] – The Kentucky Reality Check

– 0:30:38] – Door-to-Door Politics vs. Digital Silos

– 0:35:20] – Libertarians in MAGA?

– 0:43:02] – “Chud the Builder” Saga and the First Amendment

– 0:54:52] – First Amendment Absolutism, Social Order, and Westboro/Charlottesville Lessons

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) calls out the Epstein class and loses his primary election. Also, Chud the Builder, a man in Tennessee who walks around calling people the N-word, gets shot, and Rufo and Lomez discuss the political consequences.

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