Donald Trump wants to destroy one particular Republican lawmaker, and GOP leaders aren't going to stand in the president's way, according to CNN's new reporting.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has been making waves from within the Republican party, most recently in connection with his push to force the DOJ to disclose all of its files on disgraced financier and convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has vowed to support GOP candidates who want to oppose Massie, and CNN reports that Mike Johnson won't interfere.

"Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are sending their clearest signals to date that their conservative colleague will have to fend for himself as Trump’s allies prepare to dump millions into Massie’s district to purge him from the Northeastern Kentucky district he’s represented for nearly 13 years," the outlet reported on Sunday. "In interviews with CNN, five members of House GOP leadership declined to offer their backing for Massie’s reelection bid – and Johnson would not say if he’d support his colleague."

According to the report, Johnson "admonished Massie for undercutting his party’s agenda – as the libertarian-minded Republican intensifies his furious battle to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and derides Trump’s signature domestic policy achievement for driving up the national debt."

The piece also quotes Johnson himself as saying, "He is actively working against his team almost daily now and seems to enjoy that role. So he is, you know, deciding his own fate." The outlet characterized the statement as "a firm message that party leaders would not intervene to protect Massie in the escalating feud with Trump."

CNN continues:

"The lack of support among House GOP leaders is a reflection of months of mounting frustration with the Kentucky Republican as he’s personally antagonized both the speaker and president in a series of fights – most recently in trying to force a vote on a bill to release the Epstein files over intense opposition from Johnson and the White House. Massie needs the support of just five other Republicans – along with all Democrats – to put the bill on the floor, but he remains two GOP signatures short."

Read the full report right here.