Social media posts reflected a range of emotions Friday to House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation. Conservative lawmakers that had openly called for a change in leadership, like Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., were careful to thank him for his leadership.
Meadows tweet:
Amash tweet:
.@SpeakerBoehner, we’ve had our differences, but I will miss you and our many heartfelt conversations in your office. Thank you for serving.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) September 25, 2015
Others looked forward to a new leadership election for the Republicans:
“Now is the time for a principled, conservative leader to emerge.” @MikeNeedham on resignation of @SpeakerBoehner http://t.co/hfHizOqJAp
— Heritage Action (@Heritage_Action) September 25, 2015
Club for Growth retweeted:
Outside groups like @Heritage_Action and @club4growth made it harder for Boehner to punish conservatives: http://t.co/iRZLArG7tB
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) September 25, 2015
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi,” saying “it’s not the morning we thought it would be” calls Boehner resignation “stark indication of disarray of House Republicans”
— David M. Herszenhorn (@herszenhorn) September 25, 2015
Victory for crazies:
Ryan tweet:
“@SpeakerBoehner’s decades of service have helped move our country forward, and I deeply value his friendship.” – http://t.co/IfkfNHhFS2
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) September 25, 2015
.@SpeakerBoehner is retiring at the end of Oct—reportedly because he opposes a #GOPShutdown over Planned Parenthood: http://t.co/8AMjOHxMsA
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) September 25, 2015
Boehner resignation: Proof the far-right doesn’t care that Americans oppose a #GOPShutdown over PP? #StandWithPP pic.twitter.com/bKbOcWRSVX
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) September 25, 2015
