“NEVERTRUMP” Leader Issues VERY Surprising Post-Election Reactions!

10 Nov, 2016 by Cassy Fiano

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A number of conservative leaders opposed Donald Trump’s candidacy as soon as he was nominated, for which they got no shortage of insults and taunts from Trump supporters. They were accused of being secret Hillary supporters, when they weren’t being told that Trump didn’t need their votes to win. And apparently, the latter was right: Trump didn’t need the #NeverTrump crowd to win. So how are they reacting to the news that Trump won?

Erick Erickson, founder of The Resurgent, has been one of the most vocal #NeverTrump leaders. But he showed incredible humility, class and grace in accepting Trump’s win.

If Trump wins, he does deserve the benefit of the doubt because he was right on his chances and so many of us were wrong.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) November 9, 2016

It might have taken them 8 years, but it appears the "bitter clingers" put down their guns and Bibles and went en masse to vote today.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) November 9, 2016

It's so weird. The guy I didn't want to win beat the woman I didn't want to win and I'm okay with it.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) November 9, 2016

He also wrote a blog post for his fellow #NeverTrumpers. “We should model the humility we think Trump does not have,” he wrote. “We are not selling out our principles by wishing Trump well and hoping for the best. We are not selling out our principles by giving him a chance and the benefit of a doubt — a benefit we did not give him when we turned out to be wrong about the election.”

He continued, “The American people disagreed with us. Be humble and recognize it was not because of racism or bigotry or bad motives. It was because people are fearful of the future and think no one in Washington has listened to them. Donald Trump has.”

“It does no one any good for us to wish the President-elect ill. I wish him well. As he becomes the leader of this nation, scripture commands we pray for him. His election is God’s will. We should remember that. God is in charge. Trump is the instrument of His will. Hoping for the best and giving him a chance reflects our principles. Doing so does not abandon our principles,” he concluded.

Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, likewise showed class as he realized that Trump would be the next president.

If you'll permit one sincere, un-ironic tweet: I hope President-elect Trump proves to be a far better president than I had expected.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 9, 2016

And to my fellow #NeverTrumpers: Let us be magnanimous losers.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 9, 2016

Other #NeverTrump leaders responded in kind, with none of them behaving like the sore losers liberals have been:

Congrats to Donald Trump. Congrats to America for escaping Hillary. May Trump become the man and president America needs. pic.twitter.com/qFBqcZwbGw

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 9, 2016

May God Bless President Trump https://t.co/7SYqePhYib He will soon be my president — may God grant him strength and wisdom. My thoughts.

— David French (@DavidAFrench) November 9, 2016

My family and I just prayed that President-Elect Trump will be wise and faithful in his new vocation. We call on all Americans to as well.

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) November 9, 2016

I’ll call Donald Trump to offer my support. https://t.co/QLxuCFG7fR pic.twitter.com/qDbr3xa93P

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) November 9, 2016

My statement on the 2016 Presidential election. pic.twitter.com/r6FpkWPRpT

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 9, 2016

Congrats to President-Elect Donald Trump – as Chrmn of Armed Services Cmte I'll work to confront nat'l security challenges & support troops

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) November 9, 2016

Liberals could take some lessons from these people. And the message they are delivering is apt for all Americans: right now, we need to pray for Donald Trump and be committed to holding him, and his fellow Republicans, accountable. They have made a lot of promises to the American people. It’s time to hold them to it.