Daily Mail: Trump celebrates double acquittal with cocky meme, despite Mitt Romney denying President bragging rights for perfect GOP support after crossing party lines at the 11th hour
* Donald Trump was acquitted on the two articles of impeachment against him
* That outcome was expected in the Republican-controlled Senate
* Still the vote brings the four-month long impeachment process to an end
* Trump responded to impeachment vote by tweeting a 'Trump 4Eva' video
* He also said he would make a statement on Thursday at noon at White House
* There were some surprises leading up to final vote
* Mitt Romney voted to convict Trump on abuse of power charge
* He voted to acquit on obstruction of Congress charge
* He was the only Republican to break ranks
* All Democrats held the line
* Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Doug Jones of Alabama were being watched to see how they voted
* All three announced Wednesday they would vote to convict
Donald Trump was acquitted on the two articles of impeachment against him on Wednesday, bringing a four-month fractious trial and inquiry to a close.
The final outcome was an almost certainty in the Republican-controlled Senate where it would have taken a two-thirds majority to remove him from office.
The president took to Twitter to respond, re-upping a video from June of last year that showed Trump winning election after election, ending up as president forever. The final slide in it reads: '‘Trump4Eva.'
He also said he'd make a statement from the White House on Thursday.
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WNU Editor: The result was never in doubt. But if the polls are to believed (see Gallup) this is a huge win for President Trump and the Republican Party, and a political disaster for the Democrats.
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