By Jeffrey Rodack | Wednesday, 19 April 2017 07:30 AM EDT
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to praise Republican efforts in a special election in Georgia — a race now headed for a runoff.
Despite major outside money, FAKE media support and eleven Republican candidates, BIG "R" win with runoff in Georgia. Glad to be of help! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2017
Despite major outside money, FAKE media support and eleven Republican candidates, BIG "R" win with runoff in Georgia. Glad to be of help!
Democrats had been hoping for a win for Jon Ossoff in the House race, but he failed to collect the necessary 50 percent of the vote, The Hill noted. He will now face Republican Karen Handel in a June runoff.
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