Sessions primary tests Trump influence with the GOP base

Published July 12, 2020 4:00am ET



President Trump faces a test of his influence over the Republican base on Tuesday when former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville faces off with ex-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a GOP primary runoff for Senate in Alabama.

While Trump canceled a planned rally with Tuberville in Sessions’s hometown, reportedly due to coronavirus concerns, he has left no ambiguity about where he stands: against his former attorney general returning to Washington.

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