President Donald Trump may have just secured his very first new ally following the 2020 election.
Amid the fallout after the election, it seems that nearly all of the President’s Republican friends have abandoned his long-shot quest to overturn the election.
But one brave Senator may be stepping up to the plate on Trump’s behalf.
And it’s a congressional newcomer.
Sen. Tommy. Tuberville, R-Ala. — the former Auburn University football coach who defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions — is teasing something big ahead of the crucial vote to confirm the Electoral College results. Just four days ago electors from each state gathered and confirmed their vote: A win for Joe Biden.
Now, Congress will be responsible for confirming the tally. A vote in both chambers should be the final nail in Trump’s fight to overturn a Biden victory.
But Tuberville isn’t planning to go down so easily.
Speaking before a raucous Georgia crowd to stump for election runoff candidates Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, he hinted at the idea that he may object to the solidifying vote. This would force Congress to further discuss the election results.
“I’m gonna tell you: Don’t give up on [Trump] him. Don’t give up on him,” Tuberville told crowd goers.
In a video taken by an undercover liberal activist, the camerawoman can be heard speaking with Tuberville after the event. They ask the former NCAA football coach what will happen on January. 6.
“Are you going to fight to make this election right?” they ask, prodding him. “What can y’all do on January 6th?”
“You see what’s coming,” he responded. “You’ve been reading about it in the House. We’re going to have to do it in the Senate.”
BREAKING: Defying McConnell, Sen-elect Tuberville suggests he will challenge Electoral College, while stumping in Georgia pic.twitter.com/1z5wJ2ajVP
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) December 17, 2020
This is exactly the kind of thing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had been warning GOP colleagues to avoid — a fight in the Senate. His call for unity against Trump, who is still insisting that it’s far too early to give up the fight.
It was a stunning break from an ally who had his fair share of disagreements with Trump over the years, but still largely unified the party in the most crucial moments.
It’s clear the 2020 election has signaled a shift in Trump’s loyalties.
In other words: out with the old and in with the new.
The Horn editorial team