“Congressional Republicans already believed Donald Trump was headed back to the White House. Some of them think the Saturday night rally shooting has made his path even easier,” Politico reports.
Said Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI): “President Trump survives this attack — he just won the election.”
“Other Republicans, who quickly went on offense after the shocking attack at a Trump rally in Western Pennsylvania, wouldn’t quite go that far. But many predicted that the shooting would solidify support for the former president and fire up their base in November.”
Said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN): “This will energize the base more than anything. And he, you know — with his fist in the air and he didn’t want to leave. And he’s yelling, fight, fight, fight. That’ll be the slogan.”
