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Following quality that Iran and Israel person reached a ceasefire little than 2 days aft the United States struck the Muslim country's atomic enrichment sites, Republican lawmakers came retired successful droves to congratulate the president connected Monday evening.
Democrats, meanwhile, look to beryllium withholding their congratulations, astatine slightest initially.
"CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been afloat agreed by and betwixt Israel and Iran that determination volition beryllium a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in astir 6 hours from now, erstwhile Israel and Iran person coiled down and completed their successful progress, last missions!), for 12 hours, astatine which constituent the War volition beryllium considered, ENDED!" President Donald Trump said connected Truth Social Monday evening.
TRUMP ANNOUNCES HISTORIC IRAN AND ISRAEL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT TO END '12 DAY WAR'
Following quality that Iran and Israel person reached a ceasefire little than 2 days aft the United States struck the Muslim country's atomic enrichment sites, Republican lawmakers came retired successful droves to congratulate the president connected Monday evening. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images and Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images and AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Following Trump's announcement, which was aboriginal verified with Iranian officials, Republicans instantly took to societal media and the airwaves to congratulate the president, with galore extolling his negotiating prowess.
"[Trump] is the top overseas argumentation mastermind successful American history. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize—NOW," Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles wrote connected X. "Peace done STRENGTH!," Speaker of the House Mike Johnson exclaimed connected the platform.
"President Trump conscionable did what nary different president could do. All it took was the American radical electing Donald J. Trump and the satellite is safer for it. CEASEFIRE!" South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace besides added connected X.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., leaves a gathering of the House Republican Conference successful the U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday June 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)
"It's immense if this sticks, which I don't cognize wherefore it wouldn't," Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News. "Once Iran saw and heard what we're susceptible of doing with our B-2 bombers and our bunker busters, it not lone sends a connection to them, but it sends a connection to the greater portion of the satellite that, this president, helium volition negociate with you, helium wants to find a mode to bash this, but, if you're not going to negotiate, there's going to beryllium consequences."
"I deliberation the president truly deed the re-set fastener and said, ‘Look, let’s really nutrient semipermanent bid for the region.' That's ever been his goal," Vice President J.D. Vance said connected Fox News's "Special Report" with Brett Baier. "I really deliberation erstwhile we look backmost we volition accidental the 12-day warfare was an important reset for the full region."
Meanwhile, Democrats look to beryllium withholding their congratulations. A Fox News Digital investigation of Democrat legislature leadership's accounts connected X, shows nary congratulatory messages arsenic of Monday evening.
However, Fox News was capable to drawback up with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to inquire her astir her take. The congresswoman's effect was not congratulatory, however.
DETAILS REVEALED BEHIND TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRAN-ISRAEL CEASEFIRE
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks astatine the NYCLU's May Day rally for worker's and immigrants rights astatine Foley Square, Thursday, May 1, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
"He besides said that it was a war," Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News erstwhile asked astir the ceasefire. "I deliberation that the president of United States, admitting that helium unilaterally brought the United States into a warfare without legislature approval, is simply a precise sedate nationalist admission. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional. And, and truthful for me, portion the president is posting thing astir a ceasefire, I deliberation what helium besides posted was an authoritative acknowledgment that this was war. And I deliberation that is thing that should beryllium taken into precise superior consideration."
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who was pushing to walk a solution alongside Democrats up of this weekend's attacks seeking to necessitate Trump to summation legislature support earlier attacking Iran, said that helium would not question to beforehand the measurement immoderate further connected relationship of the ceasefire.
"I talked to the talker connected the level conscionable present and told him we wouldn’t propulsion it if the cease-fire holds, truthful it’s truly successful their court," Massie said, according to Politico. Massie added that helium would "wait and see" earlier making a last decision.
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