Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is finding few friends on Capitol Hill in his escalating feud with Donald Trump, with Republicans wary of taking sides against the powerful president.

As Massie has repeatedly bucked Trump on both his domestic and foreign policy agendas, Trump’s political team has launched a super PAC aimed at booting Massie, a seven-term congressman, out of office.

But most Republicans want little to do with what is likely to be a messy and pricey primary battle in Kentucky’s 4th District next year that pits their colleague against Trump world.

Asked Tuesday by NBC News whether he’d defend Massie in a primary, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it the “hardest question I had this morning,” prompting some laughs from his leadership team standing behind him.

“I’m a leader of my party here, and the speaker leads the incumbent protection program. I got to make sure everybody gets re-elected,” Johnson said. But he also added that he “certainly understands the president’s frustration about the colleague you named, and he and I talk about that quite a bit.”

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