There were several key primaries taking place all around the country last night — including in Alabama, where President Donald Trump’s former Attorney General Jeff Sessions finished well short of a majority in the state’s Senate primary. Now, Sessions will have to face a runoff on March 31 against former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville — but Trump may have just doomed Sessions’ chances for a congressional comeback.
While Trump stayed silent in the primary, he ripped Sessions on Twitter this morning, saying “this is what happens to someone who … doesn’t have the wisdom or courage to stare down & end the phony Russia Witch Hunt.” Trump’s intervention in the deep red state, where the president is immensely popular, could be enough to end Sessions’ comeback bid and political career, writes James Arkin.
He’ll probably come around if Sessions prevails in the runoff, but Sessions is going to have to do some world-class fluffing and bootlicking before then. He’s up to the task, I’m sure.
Remember, there is no longer an actual Republican Party. It is a Trump cult. And Sessions was excommunicated for having a tiny bit of integrity. The lesson is stark to all who wish to participate.