White House counselor Kellyanne Conway took a victory lap on Twitter after Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the special election for Georgia’s Sixth District.
Georgia’s Sixth District Congressional candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supports at his Election Night party in Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry
Liberals and the media framed the election as a referendum on President Trump and Conway didn’t pass on the opportunity to celebrate Ossoff’s loss in a series of biting tweets late Tuesday night.
“Thanks to everyone who breathlessly and snarkily proclaimed #GA06 as a ‘referendum on [President Trump,'” she wrote. You were right.”
“Laughing my #Ossoff,” she added later, making a play on a popular pre-election catchphrase among Democrats that instructed voters to “Vote your Ossoff.”
Conway took a third shot at Ossoff while congratulating Handel on her victory. The White House counselor thanked Handel for “for standing strong, for running on issues, for being a grownup and for living in the district” — taking a backhanded swipe at Ossoff, who didn’t live in the district he was hoping to represent.