U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has not changed his mind on possibly sending the National Guard to clean up crime in Montgomery if he’s elected as the next Governor of Alabama.
“A lot of that goes on in our state of Alabama, and if it takes the National Guard, you betcha,” Tuberville said last September.
Earlier this week, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s PAC sent out a mass text message to voters, seeking to fundraise off Tuberville’s previous comments on the issue.
“Tuberville is leaving office,” the text read. “But despite having a rare chance to operate without fear of retribution from the DC political machine, has stayed in line with the people voting to cut our healthcare and unleash chaos in our communities. And his campaign rhetoric isn’t any better—he’s threatened to sic the national guard on Montgomery and has vocally opposed our actions to improve our city.”
In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Tuberville said he hasn’t seen any improvement in Alabama’s capital city when it comes to crime.
“No, it seems to be getting worse,” Tuberville argued. “I think they had another shooting last night, if I’m not mistaken, we get calls all the time about several our cities around the state and really around the country. I mean, this is getting out of control. The Democrats are pro crime for some reason, and we’ve got to stop this nonsense.”
Tuberville said he will do what it takes to get crime under control, even if that means sending the National Guard.
“And I’ve made several statements about, you know when, when and if I take over as governor of the state, we’re we’re going to help the people in their neighborhoods. We’re going to help the local law enforcement,” he explained. “We’re going to help the Sheriff’s Department. We’re going to do everything we possibly can, because we have to have safe streets and safe neighborhoods to make sure our state grows, because we have to bring in new manufacturing folks that are not coming, and you’re going to be losing people manufacturing or or our places of business if we don’t get control of this.”
The Montgomery Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit has helped reduce crime some in the city, but the area has still faced some serious issues, including a recent mass shooting in downtown Montgomery that killed two people and wounded 12 others.
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
