A House Republican on Wednesday compared the results of the presidential election to the Fourth of July “and a new era of independence,” and Donald Trump to a “walk-on quarterback” who “won the Super Bowl.”
“I feel like it’s the Fourth of July and a new era of independence from an arrogant and unresponsive federal government … Americans are tired of being told what to do and think by liberal politicians and the media,” said Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who chairs the House Science Committee.
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“The American people want a president who will put their interests first, not expand the government’s control over their lives. They have rejected bad trade deals, open borders, heavy-handed regulations, Obamacare, a liberal Supreme Court, political correctness, and business as usual in Washington, D.C.,” Smith contended.
“When I learned I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump, I didn’t know whether to smile or frown,” he added. “Now I realize that few actions have given me as much satisfaction. The walk-on quarterback has won the Super Bowl!”
Smith, a 30-year member of Congress, won reelection to his 15th term on Tuesday. Smith was not the first member of his chamber to endorse Trump, but he did join the campaign in the relatively early month of April, three months before Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination.
