Republicans Laud Trump for Strike on ‘Pre-Eminent Sponsor of Terrorism’

Republican lawmakers praised President Donald Trump for authorizing the airstrike that killed Iran’s top general Qasim Soleimani.

While Democratic lawmakers expressed concern that the strike could lead to armed conflict with Iran, Republicans praised Trump for authorizing the strike that killed "the wold's pre-eminent sponsor of terrorism.”

"Tonight's a good night," Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) wrote in a tweet on Thursday night. "Soleimani, the world’s pre-eminent sponsor of terrorism, is now dead. He spent decades spreading death and destruction across the region."

https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1212974180897107968

Soleimani was the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force — a shadowy organization that was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. in 2007.

While Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) questioned whether Trump had fully considered the ramifications of the strike, Crenshaw defended it as "a response to aggression [and] a deterrent to future attacks."

https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1212940489428799488

Several other Republican lawmakers praised the move:

https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1212933798188503046

https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1212935856702607361

https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1212953337127219200

https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1212942920434814978

https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1212921132778692609

https://twitter.com/SenatorRomney/status/1212944250201096198

https://twitter.com/RepDougCollins/status/1212932443692584960

Shortly after news of the strike broke, Trump tweeted out a picture of an American flag with no comment.

Meanwhile, Iran vowed to seek " severe revenge " against the U.S. for the strike.