The Republican senator was ripped for ‘sanctimonious’ election night announcements

Sen. Lindsey Graham (Republican, South Carolina) received angry responses from both sides of the aisle over a message he sent “to my Democratic friends” late Tuesday night on Election Day.

“Take a deep breath,” the Donald Trump acolyte wrote as the results came in and the Republican nominee Trump’s victory looked likely.

“The sun will rise. The world will turn, and despite what Oprah says, we will have another election,” Graham added, then urged his Republican allies to “get ready to govern and turn the country around.”

In another message, Graham told his “Democratic colleagues” that he had “been there.”

“Let’s work together where we can and improve the country. Our best days are ahead,” he added. “You’d be surprised how much President Trump wants to do great things by working together.”

Graham — who was a fierce critic of Trump before his 2016 election victory and then became one of his biggest supporters — was criticized by critics from both major parties as Democrats slammed him for enabling Trump and Republicans ripped him for daring to suggest working with political opponents.