‘I’d like to report a murder’: Rebel GOP lawmaker trolls JD Vance over past Epstein posts
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) spent Tuesday morning reviving Vice President JD Vance's old comments on late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Massie, who co-authored legislation to push the Department of Justice to release the full Epstein files, pulled up the old posts on X from Vance that revealed the vice president had different thoughts about Epstein in the past. Since the release of more than 3 million documents and materials related to Epstein, Vance has appeared to change his tune about the deceased pedophile's operation and has been criticized for staying mostly quiet on the situation.
Massie has been a frequent critic of President Donald Trump and his administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). His open criticism of GOP leadership has frustrated Republican leaders who remain committed to supporting Trump.
Vance wrote in a Sept. 4, 2021, post on X:
"Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it."
Massie had this quippy response at 4:20 a.m. ET Tuesday: "Yeah, why is that?"
"Some of us never forgot," he added in a later post on X.
People were quick to notice the early morning posts, divulging their thoughts on the resurfaced comments from Vance.
"Hello 911, i'd like to report a murder this morning," Matt Rein, attorney and influencer and creative partnerships director for The Democrats, wrote on Threads.
"Lmao the fact that Massie wrote that at 4:20am has me dying," user Emilie Brooks wrote on Threads.
"I certainly want to know why the current administration doesn't want to talk about it or why they won't release all the files," veteran Katie Kazoo wrote on X.
"Your silence on the issue is deafening, JD," social media strategist Devin Duke wrote on X.