Ex-attorney general Sessions loses US Senate bid as Trump backs rival

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WASHINGTON: The political comeback of former US attorney general Jeff Sessions (pix) screeched to a halt in Alabama Tuesday when he lost his bid to re...

: The political comeback of former US attorney general Jeff Sessions

After being appointed to the cabinet as attorney general, he was sacked in late 2018 and won Trump’s everlasting disdain. The showdown in the deep-red southern state was seen as a test of Trump’s influence over his core supporters amid broad frustration with his bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic and his handling of protests against racial injustice.

“Tommy Tuberville WON big against Jeff Sessions,“ Trump tweeted late Tuesday. “Will be a GREAT Senator for the incredible people of Alabama.”Jones is easily the most imperiled Democrat in the 2020 election cycle, but the party has expressed hope that strong anti-Trump sentiment this year could help them reclaim control of the Senate.

 

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