Alabama Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mo Brooks responded to former President Donald Trump walking back his endorsement by blaming the Senate GOP leader and standing by his 2020 election stance.

Brooks, an Alabama Republican congressman, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had manipulated Trump by running negative ads and that Trump “[fell] for McConnell’s ploys.” Brooks fell from Trump’s graces after saying that Republicans need to focus on future elections instead of obsessing over the 2020 election, which Trump says he rightfully won.