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I want to thank my friend President Trump and the support I received from so many Americans from every corner of our country. I am truly humbled by the millions of Americans who supported my run, and the many patriots who made their voices heard to demand change,
Scott said
While it isn’t the result we hoped for, I will do everything possible to make sure John Thune is successful in accomplishing President Trump's agenda. I would also like to thank John Cornyn for running a great race,
he addedI hope the constituents call in. There's nothing wrong with that, nobody ought to be offended by that,
Johnson said ahead of the vote
It is totally unacceptable we do secret ballots to elect a Senate Majority Leader,
said Charlie Kirk, the founder and CEO of Turning Point USAI think Rick Scott would have gotten far fewer votes had we not done a public pressure campaign,
conservative media personality Benny Johnson said on his show after the voteThey're trying to bully us. That's not how these elections work,
a Republican senator anonymously told Punchbowl News
We had a robust and very substantive conversation."
Mike Lee, R-Utah, Cruz told reporters
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Rick Scott of Florida is the only candidate who agrees with Donald Trump,
conservative commentator Tucker Carlson wrote on X on SaturdayI believe I'm going to win because I represent exactly what the Trump team wants and what Trump wants,
Scott said on Fox News on Monday
Several of us have had conversations with President Trump about not weighing in on the race. And this is me: I don't think it's worth the president using the political capital that he has to weigh in on the race,
said Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Thune supporterWe're just keeping our heads down, doing the work and leaving it in the hands of the voters."
Asked about the pressure campaign, Thune saidI assume they've watched what I've done over the last 14 years in my job as governor and my job up here, and they think I would do a good job,
he addedRegardless of the outcome, I think just that meeting alone is going to forge a better leader — whoever the conference likes,
he told reportersThis Republican team is united. We are on one team. We are excited to reclaim the majority and to get to work with our colleagues in the House to enact President Trump's agenda,
Thune said
We will make sure that the president and his team have the tools and support that they need to enforce border security laws and to remove the violent criminals who are wreaking havoc in every one of our states,
he said, highlighting public safety as a critical Republican prioritySenator Scott has been a champion for conservative Republicans in South Carolina and around the country for over a decade in the U.S. Senate,
said Drew McKissick, chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, WCBD reportedI am honored and humbled by the confidence placed in me to protect and grow our Republican majority,
Scott said, ... The Hill reportedWe are ready to deliver on America's mandate in the next Congress,
Johnson said, ... according to Spectrum NewsWe will have an ambitious agenda, and we'll take each and every Republican working together to be successful,
he said
Holding a Senate voting record that ranks among the top-10 most closely aligned with the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution, Sen. Rick Scott is clearly committed to leading the fight back against big government and shares President Trump’s vision of what is required to make our country great again,
said Ryan McGowan, the CEO of the Institute for Legislative Analysis