Fresh off a contentious debate, some of the 2016 Republican candidates were able to find common ground: supporting Paul Ryan.
The Congressman from Wisconsin was elected Speaker of the House Thursday morning after a bruising battle to find a replacement for former Speaker John Boehner, and it wasn’t long before the Republican candidates began tweeting messages of congratulations to him.
Here’s what they had to say:
.@SpeakerRyan Congratulations and good luck - you will do a GREAT job for our wonderful U.S.A.!
Highlights from the Career of House Speaker John Boehner in Pictures
John Boehner stands with then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich at a news conference in 1997.Scott J. Ferrell—Getty ImagesBoehner and George W. Bush during a bill-signing ceremony in Hamilton, Ohio, in 2002.Tim Sloan—AFP/Getty ImagesBoehner introduces George W. Bush during a rally in West Chester, Ohio, in 2004. Stephen Jaffe—AFP/Getty ImagesBoehner after being elected as House Republican leader on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 2, 2006.Alex Wong—Getty ImagesNewly elected as Speaker of the House, Boehner holds a gavel during the opening session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2011.Tim Sloan—AFP/Getty ImagesBoehner's desk as Speaker.Tim Davis for TIMEBoehner plays golf with President Obama at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland in 2011. Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty ImagesBoehner walks out of a meeting at the U.S. Capitol ahead of a potential government shutdown, in Washington in April 2011.Andrew Cutraro for TIMEBoehner gestures toward President Obama as Joe Biden applauds during the president's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 28, 2014. Charles Dharapak—APBoehner walks to the House Chamber for a vote on the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 16, 2013.Alex Wong—Getty ImagesBoehner kisses former Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the first session of the 114th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2015.Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPope Francis waves to crowd from the balcony of the U.S. Capitol building, after his address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington on Sept. 24, 2015.Evy Mages—Getty ImagesBoehner becomes emotional during his last weekly news conference as Speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 27, 2015. Al Drago—CQ Roll Call/Getty Images
