Republican Lawmakers React to Trump’s Projected Win: ‘Welcome Back’

There was backlash Wednesday as Republican lawmakers saluted the former president. Predicted victory for Donald Trump in the widely popular 2024 White House competition.

“America didn’t want what Kamala was selling” Senator Mike Lee from Utah tweeted. “I guess Ukraine’s electoral votes weren’t enough to help Kamala,” he joked in another post.

“Harris had celebrities,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted. “Trump had hardworking, everyday Americans,” he added. “Hardworking Americans won.”

DONALD TRUMP ELECTED NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE USA

Trump previously won the White House in 2016 but lost his bid for re-election in 2020.

But Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday, “Donald Trump was just elected president for the THIRD time.”

“I’m so excited!! America will no longer tolerate this communist regime that opens our border wide, turns our children transgender, and promotes abortion as a reproductive right. The American people are fed up with gun-toting government. President Trump is back. to the White House!” Greene said in another post on X.

TRUMP PROMISES TO BRING AMERICA’S GOLDEN AGE IN VICTORY SPEECH: ‘GET IT FIXED’

Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida welcomed the news of Trump’s projected victory, writing: “Yes! Yes! Yes! Let’s go!”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama tweeted, “Welcome back, Mr. President!”

“Welcome back 47,” wrote Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.

“I’m thrilled for him and his team,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said of Trump in a post on X. “Tonight is not about the greatest comeback in American history. It’s about the biggest comeback for the world. and prosperity at home and abroad. We have a lot to do, but we have little time. Well done, Mr. President. See you on the golf course!”

TRUMP’S VICTORY IN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS CALLED “The Greatest Political Comeback in American History”

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Fox News Decision Service also assumed that Republicans would gain control of the Senate.

“FINALLY, with a Republican majority in the Senate, we can focus on controlling spending, limiting government, and putting America first! We look forward to a commitment to financial responsibility. Congratulations to the Senate as it leads the charge to create a streamlined, Constitution-centered government!” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul announced this.