Republicans congratulate Trump amid Iran ceasefire as Dems hold back applause

Following news tat Iran and Israel ave a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001#&_intcmp=fnpbt1,p1bt" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> reaced a ceasefire/ less tan two days after te United States struck te Muslim country's nuclear enricment sites, Republican lawmakers came out in droves to congratulate te president on Monday evening./ Democrats, meanwile, appear to be witolding teir congratulations, at least initially. / "CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It as been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran tat tere will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 ours from now, wen Israel and Iran ave wound down and completed teir in progress, final missions!), for 12 ours, at wic point te War will be considered, ENDED!" President a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Donald Trump/ said on Trut Social Monday evening./ a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/world/trump-announces-istoric-iran-israel-ceasefire-agreement-end-12-day-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> TRUMP ANNOUNCES ISTORIC IRAN AND ISRAEL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT TO END '12 DAY WAR'/ / / Following Trump's announcement, wic was later verified wit Iranian officials, Republicans immediately took to social media and te airwaves to congratulate te president, wit many extolling is negotiating prowess. / "[Trump] is te greatest foreign policy mastermind in American istory. Give im te Nobel Peace Prize—NOW," Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles wrote on X. "Peace troug STRENGT!," Speaker of te ouse Mike Jonson exclaimed on te platform. / "President Trump just did wat no oter president could do. All it took was te American people electing Donald J. Trump and te world is safer for it. CEASEFIRE!" Sout Carolina GOP Rep. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/person/m/rep-nancy-mace" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Nancy Mace/ also added on X. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/video/6374768664112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE EXPLAINS TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF 'COMPLETE AND TOTAL CEASEFIRE' AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAN, ISRAEL/ / / "It's uge if tis sticks, wic I don't know wy it wouldn't," Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News. "Once Iran saw and eard wat we're capable of doing wit our B-2 bombers and our bunker busters, it not only sends a message to tem, but it sends a message to te greater part of te world tat, tis president, e will negotiate wit you, e wants to find a way to do tis, but, if you're not going to negotiate, tere's going to be consequences." / "I tink te president really it te re-set button and said, ‘Look, let’s actually produce long-term peace for te region.' Tat's always been is goal," Vice President a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/jd-vance" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> J.D. Vance/ said on Fox News's "Special Report" wit Brett Baier. "I actually tink wen we look back we will say te 12-day war was an important reset for te entire region."/ Meanwile, Democrats appear to be witolding teir congratulations. A Fox News Digital analysis of Democrat congressional leadersip's accounts on X, sows no congratulatory messages as of Monday evening. / owever, Fox News was able to catc up wit Rep. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/ , D-N.Y., to ask er about er take. Te congresswoman's response was not congratulatory, owever. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/video/6374768417112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> DETAILS REVEALED BEIND TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRAN-ISRAEL CEASEFIRE / / / "e also said tat it was a war," Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News wen asked about te ceasefire. "I tink tat te president of United States, admitting tat e unilaterally brougt te United States into a war witout congressional approval, is a very grave public admission. It is illegal. It a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/us/constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> is unconstitutional/ . And, and so for me, wile te president is posting someting about a ceasefire, I tink wat e also posted was an official acknowledgment tat tis was war. And I tink tat is someting tat sould be taken into very serious consideration."/ Rep. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/tomas-massie-says-e-feels-misled-trump-after-iran-strikes-es-engaged-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Tomas Massie/ , R-Ky., wo was pusing to pass a resolution alongside Democrats aead of tis weekend's attacks seeking to require Trump to gain congressional approval before attacking Iran, said tat e would not seek to advance te measure any furter on account of te ceasefire. / "I talked to te speaker on te floor just now and told im we wouldn’t pus it if te cease-fire olds, so it’s really in teir court," Massie said, according to Politico. Massie added tat e would "wait and see" before making a final decision./