Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday, likely ending a long political career with a bitter defeat egged on by President Donald Trump AP — Seeking a political comeback, former U. AP — Jeff Sessions, making new strides to regain his former Senate seat, faced renewed criticism from Donald Trump that could be his biggest hurdle after the president appeared to mock his former attorney general for being forced into a primary runoff Johnson both made mistakes that cost Texas Tech on Friday night.
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These cookies do not store any personal information. Sessions responded similarly: "Anyone can say they are for the Trump agenda. But talk is cheap. But I have fought on the great issues of our day and won. I have stood alone on facts and principles and won.
Trump, who fired Sessions as Attorney General in November , endorsed Tuberville ahead of the runoff. S Senate on July 14 in a landslide victory in the runoff: He had a percent lead over Sessions with just over a third of the state reporting its results. Wow, just called! Represents Alabama poorly.
On to November 3rd. That set Tuberville up for a race against the Democratic nominee, Jones, in the general election. Tuberville's campaign has been controversial on several fronts, not least of which was side-stepping questions about his platform and refusing to debate Jones.
The former coach, perhaps attempting to show his support for Trump, adopted much of the president's xenophobic language. For example, Tuberville in June spoke ill of those of Middle Eastern descent:. I said, 'What are you talking about?
They're coming across the border, and they ain't leaving. They're coming for a reason. Folks, they're taking over, and if we don't open our eyes, it is going to be over with. Because terrorism has taken over. Sharia Law has taken over," Tuberville said via Yellowhammer News. In our country. I mean this is not the Middle East. That rhetoric has caused distress among many of his former players, who say they don't recognize their former coach.
Several outlets declared Tuberville the winner of Alabama's U. Senate seat, including the Associated Press and Bloomberg. American Football. Ole Miss. Texas Tech. Trump realDonaldTrump July 15, Fantasy 1h ago.
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