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Who is Thomas Massie's wife? Kentucky Rep's family slammed for posing with guns after Oxford tragedy

This tweet comes days after Ethan Crumbley, 15, shot four students dead and injured over seven people at a high school in Oxford

Republican congressman Thomas Massie has been slammed for posting a Christmas photo of his family posing with guns just days after the Oxford school shooting that left four students dead and several others injured. On Saturday, December 4, the Kentucky congressman shared the family photo on Twitter, captioning it, "Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo.” The family photo shows each one posing with a gun in front of a Christmas tree. 

This tweet comes days after Ethan Crumbley, 15, shot four students dead and injured over seven people at a high school in Oxford, Michigan on Tuesday, November 30. Authorities have now found videos on the suspect's phone that show him talking about killing students, a sheriff’s official said. The disclosure was made before the arraignment of Ethan Crumbley, 15, against whom Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has announced charges.

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Who is Thomas Massie's wife?

Present in the picture is Massie's family, including his wife Rhonda Howard Massie. Massie and Rhonda began dating each other when they were teenagers and later went on to tie the knot. On his congressional website, Massie referred to Rhonda as his “high school sweetheart”. Rhonda and Massie share two sons and two daughters.

Massie went to MIT after graduating from high school, where he was joined by Rhonda two years later. Rhonda chose mechanical engineering and graduated in 1995, according to MIT newspaper the Tech and Fortune magazine.

While students at MIT, the duo launched their own technology company, SensAble Technologies. According to MIT newspaper the Tech, “SensAble acquired over $40 million in venture capital funding and developed many important patents. ”The Massies moved back to Kentucky in 2003, after which they purchased 1,200 acres from Rhonda’s parents. They constructed their home in northeastern Kentucky along the Ohio River.

What is social media saying?

The Internet is enraged after Massie's Christmas photo went viral. The post garnered thousands of "likes", and several retweets and comments. "I promise not everyone in Kentucky is an insensitive a******," fellow Kentucky Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat, responded to the tweet. "I'm old enough to remember Republicans screaming that it was insensitive to try to protect people from gun violence after a tragedy," he added. "Now they openly rub the murder of children in our faces like they scored a touchdown. Disgraceful."

"Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie posted this family photo for Christmas with the caption, “Santa, please bring ammo”. Look at their s**t eating grins. The whole thing is sickening," one user wrote. "What on earth are you thinking posting this Christmas greeting with your entire family armed like you are in some folksy video game? The four students shot to death in Michigan haven’t even been buried yet. Shame on you as a public official. No need to tell us your party," wrote another.

"Countless Americans are spending Christmas without their loved ones this year because Republicans like Thomas Massie are paid to shill for gun manufacturers and the NRA. This is beyond disgusting," one user wrote, while another said, "I actually can't get past this. Four days ago four children were murdered via gun violence. And even if they weren't, THIS is @RepThomasMassie's Christmas message? A holiday that celebrates the arrival of a savior? THIS is what you wanna put out into the world? We are so broken."