U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) believes Democratic policies have ruined Alabama’s capital city, but is promising to change that if he’s elected the state’s next governor.
The senator, who is also the Republican nominee to be Alabama’s next governor, discussed this issue on a recent episode of “Longshore & McKnight” presented by Yellowhammer News.
“We have a great plan,” Tuberville said. “We’ve got a lot of good people that’s going to get into our state government, and we’ve got to bring our law enforcement. We got to clean up and the city that you’re in. My goodness! Oh my goodness! It’s lifeless. It’s lost life in Montgomery, and that is that is straight from politics, and that’s what politics can do to you.”
The Mayor of Montgomery, Steve Reed, has faced heavy criticism for the crime problem in Montgomery, including 10 people being shot during the recent Labor Day weekend.
“We’re we’re going we’re going to keep hammering,” Tuberville said about his campaign. “We’re not going to let the crazies take over our state or our country. So let’s keep fighting back and put God back in our in our hearts.”
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According to Governor Kay Ivey, Montgomery has seen some improvement in crime do to the Metro Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit.
Our Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit is a necessary public safety tool in our Capital City,” Ivey said. “823 arrests. And we’re not slowing down. Thugs of Montgomery, y’all are on notice. Our agents will look for you. They will find you. And they will arrest you.”
Tuberville believe more needs to be done and recently has suggested that he would deploy the National Guard in Montgomery if crime continues to be a problem in the city.
Katherine Robertson, chief counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall and the GOP nominee to succeed him, also recently blamed Democrats for the poor conditions Montgomery.
“Steven Reed getting people organized behind his winning agenda of running great cities into the ground? Yes! This is the way,” Robertson said on X.
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee
