Rep. Thomas Massie in Trump administration? Here's what we know

Occasional Donald Trump critic U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is "ready and willing to help" the president-elect, possibly as Secretary of Agriculture.

Massie told The Enquirer in a statement that he hasn't received commitments or offers from Trump's transition team and "any discussion of the transition are premature."

But farmer, author, and activist Joel Salatin said otherwise on his blog. He wrote that he'd been contacted by the Trump transition team and has accepted one of six advisory positions within the Department of Agriculture.

"My favorite congressman, Thomas Massie from Kentucky, has agreed to go in as Secretary of Agriculture," he wrote.

The Enquirer has emailed and called Trump's campaign to verify the claims but has not received a response yet.

Massie represents District 4 in the Bluegrass state, which runs along the Ohio River and includes Northern Kentucky near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Massie has publicly stood up to and opposed Trump policies he disagrees with, despite some Republicans' reluctance to do the same.

He publicly supported Florida Gov. Ron Desantis' campaign against the former president in the primary and even wore a DeSantis campaign vest at a primary watch party in Northern Kentucky earlier this year.

In 2020, he blamed former president Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riots in Washington D.C. and was publicly against Trump's efforts to contest the 2020 election results, according to USA Today.

However, Massie, who lives on a farm in Garrison, Ky., is also a strong ally for farmers and fewer regulations on food products, like unpasteurized milk.