Trump suggests Republican 'has a sickness' during GOP retreat: 'There's something wrong'
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) during a House Republican retreat on Tuesday.

The president began by praising House Speaker Mike Johnson.

"I want to thank the man who has been central to so many of our triumphs," he said of Johnson. "He's always working. And he's a nice person. He's a very nice, he's a high quality person."

"He has my complete and total endorsement."

Trump, however, suggested Johnson had "given up on" Massie, the author of a bill that forced the release of files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"He never votes for us," the president complained. "But no matter how good, he won't vote for us. There's a sickness there, you know, there's something wrong. You can have the greatest bill, the greatest for the country."

"I'm a no vote," he added. "We don't even bother calling him at three in the morning, do ya?"