U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) late Wednesday morning issued a statement in response to former President Donald Trump rescinding his endorsement of the congressman’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
Brooks recalled Trump endorsing his opponent, former U.S. Sen. Luther Strange (R-Mountain Brook), in Alabama’s 2017 special U.S. Senate election. He asserted that Trump had allowed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to “manipulate” him.
“It’s disappointing that, just like in 2017, President Trump lets Mitch McConnell manipulate him again,” stated Brooks. “Every single negative TV ad against our campaign has come from McConnell and his allies. I wish President Trump wouldn’t fall for McConnell’s ploys, but, once again, he has. I have not changed. I am the only proven America First candidate in this Senate race. I am the only candidate who fought voter fraud and election theft when it counted, between November 3 and January 6.”
He added, “I repeat what has prompted President Trump’s ire. The only legal way America can prevent 2020’s election debacle is for patriotic Americans to focus on and win the 2022 and 2024 elections so that we have the power to enact laws that give us honest and accurate elections.”
According to Brooks, Trump asked him to pursue an effort to remove President Joe Biden from office. The congressman responded to the request by advising Trump that there was no legal avenue to oust Biden and simultaneously reinstate him.
“President Trump asked me to rescind the 2020 elections, immediately remove Joe Biden from the White House, immediately put President Trump back in the White House, and hold a new special election for the presidency,” he noted. “As a lawyer, I’ve repeatedly advised President Trump that January 6 was the final election contest verdict and neither the U.S. Constitution nor the U.S. Code permit what President Trump asks. Period.”
“I’ve told President Trump the truth knowing full well that it might cause President Trump to rescind his endorsement,” continued Brooks. “But I took a sworn oath to defend and protect the U.S. Constitution. I honor my oath. That is the way I am. I break my sworn oath for no man.”
The congressman concluded, “I’m still the most conservative candidate in the race. Katie Britt’s campaign is supported and funded by McConnell allies, and she’s still a high taxing, open borders, cheap foreign labor, Chamber of Commerce lobbyist. There’s only one conservative option in this race, and I am confident that the people of Alabama will see that on Election Day.”
Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
