Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) echoed President Donald Trump's comments on social media about Republicans' devastating losses in the 2026 midterms, saying the Senate GOP "squandered" the mandate voters gave them in 2024.
What Trump Said
During an address at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Trump was asked what he wanted to get done before the Democratic takeover of Congress in January. "The Senate has to act. The Senate is getting nothing passed, and it's just killing our country. That means Democrats and Republicans are just not getting anything done," he responded.
Trump further suggested that Democrats always manage to vote uniformly, yet Republican-led bills always have obstructionists from within the GOP, saying, "[Democrats] vote in a block and we always have a few Republicans that obstruct... you send things to the Senate when you want it to die."
Hamadeh's Response
".@POTUS is right," Rep. Hamadeh posted on X, adding, "Part of why we lost the majority is that the House passed overwhelming America First legislation, and it was left to languish and die in the Senate."
Rep. Hamadeh further emphasized that "The American people gave us a mandate in 2024. We squandered it. The Senate can help salvage this mess by moving the legislation on their desk while there's still time."
The Arizona congressman has been a fierce critic of the Senate's sluggishness, calling for passage of the SAVE America Act several times on social media beginning in March, followed by further demands in May, June, and July.
Gosar's Previous Comment
On Thursday, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) similarly cast blame on Senate Republicans, specifically targeting Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), saying, "If Senator Thune cares at all about what remains of the Senate Republicans, he should sit this one out. For two years, House Republicans begged him to bring conservative legislation to the floor, including the SAVE Act. He refused. He chose to protect the institution rather than fight to save the country."
"Had [Thune] put the SAVE Act on the floor and fought for it, Republicans would still hold the majority," Rep. Gosar continued. "Spare us the victory lap. The Senate didn't lose its majority by accident. John Thune squandered it."
