Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who is running to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as the Senate Republican leader, condemned today's verdict in a statement on X.

"This verdict is a disgrace, and this trial should have never happened," Cornyn said before he called on Republicans to "rally around" Trump to reclaim the White House and the Senate.

"The real verdict will be Election Day," he added.

Chris LaCivita, a top official on Trump's campaign, said former GOP Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's campaign for the Senate is "ended" after Hogan called for Americans "to respect the verdict and the legal process."

"You just ended your campaign," LaCivita said on X.

Hogan, the Republican candidate for the Senate in Maryland, was seen as a strong recruit for the seat, having previously held statewide office. But he has feuded with Trump in recent years and has not associated with his MAGA movement.

After Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in New York, Hogan said on X: "Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process. At this dangerously divided moment in our history, all leaders—regardless of party—must not pour fuel on the fire with more toxic partisanship. We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law."

Eric Trump, the former president's second-eldest son, posted this on X just before 6 p.m.: "May 30th, 2024 might be remembered as the day Donald J. Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election."

Singer Katy Perry weighed in on X after the verdict, posting "LFG," an abbreviation for "let's f---ing go."

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination this cycle, said in a post on X said the jury's verdict should be respected.

"It is not easy to see a former President and the presumptive GOP nominee convicted of felony crimes; but the jury verdict should be respected. An appeal is in order but let’s not diminish the significance of this verdict," he wrote.

The crowd of pro-Trump demonstrators across the street from the courthouse appeared relatively muted as news of the guilty verdict spread. The scene was in contrast with the atmosphere just a few days ago, when a visit from anti-Trump actor Robert De Niro helped fuel angry confrontations between demonstrators on both sides of the political divide.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a potential vice presidential running mate pick for Trump, called today's verdict "a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice" in a statement on X.

Rubio also took aim at Judge Juan Merchan, calling him "an openly pro-Biden judge," and he disputed the jury instruction, which he said "guaranteed guilty verdicts."

Much of Rubio's sentiment was echoed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who called the verdict "a mockery of justice" and said he expected it to be reversed on appeal.

"This verdict says more about the system than the allegations. It will be seen as politically motivated and unfair, and it will backfire tremendously on the political Left," Graham said. "I fear we have opened up Pandora’s box on the presidency itself."

Barbara Bennett, a retired nurse assistant from Phoenix who said she voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 and plans to vote for him again in November, said that after today's verdict, "I don’t see him as that much of a criminal."

"What he did was, it might have been a crime, but I don’t think it was that much of a crime," said Bennett, 83.

Trump's online fundraising page appears to have crashed and is displaying an error message.

Online fundraising for Trump has spiked around his major days in his legal cases, so today's verdict could be a financial boon for his campaign.