Stephen Miller Scorches Thomas Massie Over ICE Funding Votes

In this Townhall article, Joseph Chalfant reports on Stephen Miller’s sharp criticism of Rep. Thomas Massie over his vote against a reconciliation bill tied to funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

• Stephen Miller accused Thomas Massie of siding with Democrats in an effort that, according to Miller, would have left ICE and Border Patrol without funding.
• Miller argued that Republicans prevented Democrats’ plan to “shutter ICE” by passing the reconciliation bill despite opposition from all Democrats and Massie.
• The article frames the bill as critical to supporting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
• Townhall reports that the reconciliation bill passed by just one vote after Massie and one other Republican opposed it.
• President Trump also escalated his attacks on Massie, calling him “the worst Congressman in the history of our country.”
• Trump urged Kentucky voters to back Ed Gallrein, Massie’s Trump-endorsed primary challenger.
• Pete Hegseth joined Gallrein on the campaign trail and criticized Massie, saying that being against everything can become “an excuse for accomplishing nothing.”
• Hegseth argued that Trump needs Republicans willing to help him win rather than lawmakers trying to make a point.
• The article presents the public attacks from Miller, Trump, and Hegseth as part of the final push before the Kentucky primary on May 19.

Read the full story: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/18/stephen-miller-scorches-thomas-massie-over-ice-funding-votes-n2676287