By Kevin Crowe and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
As word spread of Elon Musk’s $44-billion deal to take over Twitter , prominent Republican lawmakers gained thousands of followers overnight while some key Democrats lost thousands.
Nearly three-quarters – 72% – of the Republican accounts gained Twitter followers in the 24-hour span from Monday mid-morning to Tuesday morning, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the Twitter followings of the official congressional accounts for 529 members of the House and Senate.
The biggest winners among GOP lawmakers were Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Marsha Blackburn and Lauren Boebert.
