Massie drops colorful anti-foreign aid analogy, mocks President Johnson with AI-generated image

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., likened the U.S. practice of doling out aid to foreign countries to an absurd hypothetical scenario in which an individual waters his neighbor’s yard while his own house burns.

“US foreign aid spending is like watering your neighbor’s garden while your house is on fire,” he tweeted.

The congressman followed up his initial comment by sharing an AI-generated image of House Speaker Mike Johnson holding a hose as flames emerged from a home behind him.

Fox News Digital reached out to Massie for comment and a spokesperson confirmed the image was created using AI, specifically Grok.

Vivek Ramaswamy responded to Massie’s comment on foreign aid by noting: “It’s worse – because unlike a household, US government actors spend *other* people’s money to do it.” »

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President-elect Donald Trump tapped Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to advocate for lowering government costs through an effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

But rallying Republicans for drastic spending cuts could prove problematic.

Massie colorfully warned during an interview on WABC radio: “I have Republican colleagues who would rather run over their own mother with a car than vote to cut spending.”

In an article on X, Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas agreed with Massie’s view, noting, “He’s not wrong…”

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Conservatives seized on a government spending proposal released at the last minute to avoid the prospect of a looming partial government shutdown, even as some Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, spoke out in favor of this proposal.

“I had hoped to see @SpeakerJohnson grow a backbone, but this pork bill shows he is a weak man, very weak. The debt will continue to grow. Ultimately the dollar will fail. Democrats have no idea and big government Republicans are complicit. A sad day for America,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said in an article on X.

Fox News Digital asked Johnson for comment on Paul and Massie’s comments and the AI-generated image Massie shared, but a spokesperson for Johnson pointed to the speaker’s interview on “Fox & Friends “.

Johnson noted during the interview that the spending measure pushes the issue of government funding until March, when Republicans will have control of Congress and the White House, allowing the Republican Party to “decide on spending for 2025.” The speaker also highlighted disaster relief to the extent as well as related aid to farmers.

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“People are calling me ‘NostraThomas’ for accurately predicting that @SpeakerJohnson would use the Christmas break to push a massive spending bill through Congress. After claiming he wouldn’t, Johnson is adopting a tradition of Washington almost as old as decorating Christmas trees,” Massie tweeted. .

Earlier this year, Johnson said there would be no “Christmas omnibus”.

Pressed this week by Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, Johnson said the measure under consideration was “not an omnibus measure.”