Trump campaign sends letter to Sessions demanding he stop invoking Trump

[alp227]

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump's campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions demanding the former attorney general stop using Trump's name in his campaign materials for his US Senate bid.

"We only assume your campaign is doing this to confuse President Trump's loyal supporters in Alabama into believing the President supports your candidacy in the upcoming primary run-off election. Nothing could be further from the truth," wrote Michael Glassner, chief operating officer of the Trump campaign, to Sessions in the letter obtained by CNN and first reported by The New York Times.

Trump has long held a grudge against his former attorney general, whose recusal from the Russia investigation in early 2017 led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.

Last month, Trump endorsed Tommy Tuberville, Sessions' rival in the GOP primary runoff for Alabama's US Senate seat. Tuberville and Sessions are both vying to take on Democratic Sen. Doug Jones in the fall, and Republicans view the race as one of their most promising pickup opportunities in the Senate. That runoff had been scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed until July due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-letter/index.html

[ck4829]

1. Ouch...

[marble falls]

2. I hoe they both bite each other on the ass.

[Progressive Jones]

16. If Sessions is desperate enough, he might have a bombshell to drop. Just sayin'. nt

[marble falls]

17. He's implied he's got the goods.

[ck4829]

24. That would be nice indeed

[rickyhall]

3. Keep it up, Jeff, it confuses the stable genius.

[doc03]

4. It is hard to believe anyone would want to

use Trump's name on anything. It would be a good name for a Porta John maybe.

[DEbluedude]

6. Remember, it's Alabama.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Trump, a NY yankee, calls Sessions a 'dumb southerner' and they love him.

Trump, a NY yankee, calls Sessions a 'dumb southerner' and they love him.

After all, Trump 'tells it like it is'.

[Rebl2]

11. That's what I thought

[lastlib]

14. Portable toilets have been called "tRump Dumps" since his inauguration...

...at least.

[ck4829]

25. Right

[Historic NY]

5. They eat their own...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. Watching the utter lack of dignity is both mind numbing and delicious.... nt

[BComplex]

8. Keep doing what you're doing, Jeff! It's gonna mess with trump big time!

Good job.

[handmade34]

9. ...

[flibbitygiblets]

10. Jeff. Dude. He's just not that into you. Come over to the light side, it's much better.

Hey while you're at it, don't you have some incriminating evidence to share with the rest of us?

[oldsoftie]

13. Sorry, Donnie, you said the words. He can use them. Screw you.

Public figure, right

[orleans]

15. kind of funny

maybe the two of them should have a duel

[daligirl519]

18. Pistols at 10 paces. . .

With a ref to shoot the winner.

[The Magistrate]

19. Sen. Jones May Hold HIs Seat After All, Sir

This sort of thing is great for us....

[Polybius]

20. If Sessions wins the primary, any chance Trump endorses Doug Jones?

Trump hates Sessions, and this might actually help Jones.

[kiri]

22. Sessions was the FIRST Senator to endorse trump

Sessions jumped with glee to have such a fellow-hearted conservative/racist to become the Republican nominee.

The notion that Jeffy-boy has principles or values is ludicrous. Calculating, mischievous, but made a miscalculation. Alabama is not noted for its knowledge of arithmetic.

[Marcuse]

21. The nomination could be decided by football culture. Tide fans may not vote for Tuberville.

Republican politics in Alabama these days is all about who loves Trump the most. Tuberville has taken it to the extreme for a reason. It’s the only thing that might convince some Alabama fans to vote for a former Auburn football coach.

Tuberville’s big Trump-worship gambit has presented the state of Alabama with a fascinating cultural exercise in loyalty and tribalism. Can a football coach whose biggest professional accomplishment was beating the Thanksgiving giblet gravy out of the Crimson Tide year after year actually get elected in an Alabama state-wide election?







[link:https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/02/tommy-tuberville-tests-loyalties-for-donald-trump-alabama-football.html|

[Zambero]

23. The Rolling Stones sent a message to Trump

demanding that he stop playing "You Can't Always Get What You Want" at his rallies. Of course, it was ignored. No fan of Sessions here, but he might want to consider using this song as a campaign theme -- just to get a rise out of Trump, who identifies with it but has no rights to the song. At the same time, GOP voters might be even more confused, believing that Sessions was one of the "loyal supporters".

[Thomas Hurt]

26. Po Jeffrey just can't quit Donnie. no way no how.

they are eternally bonded as ideological soul mates. Why they have to be so mean.

Unrequited authoritarianism is such heartbreak.