Jeff Sessions couldn’t regain the support of President Trump.
The president endorsed his former attorney general’s Republican opponent, Tommy Tuberville, as the two compete in a runoff election in the Republican Senate primary in Alabama.
“He is a REAL LEADER who will never let MAGA/KAG, or our Country, down!” Trump tweeted Tuesday about the former Auburn football coach. “Coach Tommy Tuberville, a winner, has my Complete and Total Endorsement.”
….(which is under siege), is strong on Crime and the Border, and truly LOVES our Military and our Vets. He will be a great Senator for the people of Alabama. Coach Tommy Tuberville, a winner, has my Complete and Total Endorsement. I love Alabama!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 11, 2020
Sessions, who was the first senator to endorse Trump in the 2016 election, held the Senate seat for two decades before resigning to join the Trump administration. He was ousted after less than two years leading the Justice Department, with Trump being unable to move past Sessions’s recusal from the Russia investigation. Trump publicly denigrated Sessions for the decision, which led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Trump did not endorse a candidate when Sessions and Tuberville were also competing against Rep. Bradley Byrne for the nomination in Alabama’s primary earlier this month. But he signaled last week that an endorsement was coming, mocking Sessions for not winning the primary outright.
All three candidates attacked one another over who was more loyal to Trump.
The winner of the March 31 runoff election faces Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in the general election.
