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AIPAC Spending Makes Kentucky Primary Most Expensive House Race Ever

Impact Theory · Trump Under Scrutiny For Insider Trading, Cryptic Alien Memes , Thomas Massie & Lone Star Ticks | Tom Bilyeu Show Live · May 18, 2026
AIPAC Spending Makes Kentucky Primary Most Expensive House Race Ever
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Trump Under Scrutiny For Insider Trading, Cryptic Alien Memes , Thomas Massie & Lone Star Ticks | Tom Bilyeu Show Live
"Kentucky's 4th District has become the most expensive U.S. House primary in American history. It's not even close to being over. Voters go to polls on Tuesday, May 19th. And right now, the ad spending has exceeded $32 million, with pro-Israel interest groups accounting for over $9 million of the spending against Massey."
Thomas Massie faces an unprecedented primary challenge as outside spending in his Kentucky district exceeds $32 million, shattering all previous records for a House primary. AIPAC and pro-Israel billionaires including Paul Singer, John Paulson, and associates of Miriam Adelson have funneled over $9 million against Massie. Trump endorsed Massie's opponent, retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallarane, and deployed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to campaign for him in a move critics say violates the Hatch Act.

About this episode

On this episode of the Tom Bui Show Live, host Tom Bui and co-host Drew broadcast from London following their attendance at a Tommy Robinson rally in the UK. The most explosive revelation of the episode centered on President Trump's extraordinary trading activity: newly disclosed ethics filings show Trump made over 3,700 stock trades in just the first quarter of 2026, triggering mandatory disclosures and raising serious insider trading concerns. The trades included companies directly affected by his policies, such as Nvidia, which he purchased up to $1 million worth of stock in just one week before the Commerce Department approved chip sales to China. Bui argued passionately that all politicians should be barred from active stock trading and restricted to blind trusts or index funds. The episode also covered escalating tensions with Iran as Trump warned that time is running out for Tehran to accept US peace terms, with the Strait of Hormuz blockade threatening to drive gas prices to $7 by the midterms. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced major audits of banks that facilitated fraud in Minnesota programs, signaling a shift toward targeting financial institutions rather than individual fraudsters. Bui devoted significant time to discussing immigration tensions in the UK after attending the Tommy Robinson rally, which he described as massive and peaceful, though deeply divisive. He warned that ignoring these tensions will lead to violent cultural collisions similar to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The show also explored conspiracy theories around alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne illness causing red meat allergies that has exploded from 12 cases in 2009 to an estimated 450,000 in 2023, with some speculating about intentional release after a WEF spokesperson previously discussed the utility of such a condition. Throughout, Bui emphasized transparency, accountability, and the need to confront uncomfortable truths rather than dismiss them as racism or conspiracy.

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