Former Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsMcCabe, Rosenstein spar over Russia probe Rosenstein takes fire from Republicans in heated testimony Rosenstein defends Mueller appointment, role on surveillance warrants MORE dismissed President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE\u2019s endorsement for his Senate primary opponent, maintaining that Alabamians would not be swayed by the president\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are Alabama. Nobody tells us how to vote or what to do,\u201d Sessions tweeted.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are Alabama. Nobody tells us how to vote or what to do.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jeff Sessions (@jeffsessions) March 11, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The tweet comes after Trump came out in support of former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville in the run-off race for the Senate seat that Sessions vacated in 2017 when he became attorney general.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Sessions and Trump had a messy falling out over Sessions\u2019s decision to recuse himself from the Justice Department\u2019s Russia investigation, he insisted he would still advocate for the White House\u2019s priorities if elected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m one of the architects of the Trump agenda \u2014 I\u2019ve always supported it and always will. Nothing the President can do will deter me from supporting this agenda, because my principles, just like my faith, are fundamental to who I am and immovable,\u201d Sessions said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The president had been expected to endorse Tuberville after spending much of the first two years of his term berating Sessions over his recusal, but he had declined to insert himself into the race before Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Nevertheless, the boosted support for Tuberville is still a blow to Sessions, whose campaign had repeatedly noted that he was the first member of Congress to back Trump\u2019s 2016 presidential bid.<\/p>\n
Tuberville has worked to highlight the rift between Trump and Sessions, saying that he would be a true ally of the president in the Senate while saying Sessions\u2019s recusal shows he can\u2019t be trusted to back the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n