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John Thune on whether he would support Trump running for President: “I’m hoping we get other options.” Would be a shame if this went viral.

Incoming freshman Jackson Kiss decommits from Iowa State and is flipping to UNLV, he announces on Instagram. The four-star forward was one of four commits in the 2026 class. The 6-foot-8, 230 pounder from New Zealand is the No. 127 player on 247Sports' composite rating. 📸: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Why did Massie lose tonight? Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCarthy, to anti-Trump Epstein obsessive in 2025 after tweeting about that issue a whopping three (3) times in the decade prior. The nail in the coffin for him was voting against OBBB in 2025 because, according to Massie, it did too much to secure the border. Trump mercilessly trashed Massie in 2020–calling him a “disaster” for America and Kentucky and saying he should be thrown out of the GOP entirely—but Massie easily swatted that away and won 81-19, so you can’t say he only lost because of Trump. He went toe-to-toe with Trump on COVID in 2020 and won overwhelmingly. Massie lost because he went from being perceived as a quirky but lovable nerd who seemed to genuinely believe everything he said, to looking like a clout-chasing influencer who cared more about getting TV time with Democrats on an issue he clearly never cared about until five minutes ago than he did about representing his voters. We’ll never know what caused the apparent personality change—maybe it was the death of his wife, maybe it was the McCarthy race followed by McCarthy’s ouster, or maybe it was a desire for notoriety or media acclaim and a lucrative podcasting career outside of Congress—but the drastic change was undeniable, as was the seeming lack of interest in much of anything happening in Kentucky. Blame Trump, blame Israel, blame Epstein, blame the tragic death of a spouse, I don’t care. But you cannot just wave away 2020 Massie going face-to-face with the Trump machine and winning in a rout only to get smoked six years later. Massie’s voters didn’t really change all that much, but he did, and they noticed.

Incoming freshman Jackson Kiss decommits from Iowa State and is flipping to UNLV, he announces on Instagram. The four-star forward was one of four commits in the 2026 class. The 6-foot-8, 230 pounder from New Zealand is the No. 127 player on 247Sports' composite rating. 📸: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

THUNE tells me of Trump’s Paxton endorsement: “It’s his decision.” Thune, like other Republican senators, was stone-faced as he walked into lunch. Thune also threw up his left hand as he said it. (If you know John Thune, that counts as pretty deep anger.)

Only two rookies in NBA Playoffs history to have a game with 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals: Magic Johnson (1980) Dylan Harper (Tonight)