U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” Tuesday morning and discussed early voting by Republicans, the differences between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as well as, the recent lawsuit from the Justice Department against the state of Alabama.
“I think Republicans are learning for the first time to vote and go early,” Tuberville (R-Auburn) said. “You know, and we haven’t done that in the past. I think you’re seeing record turnouts of Republicans right now, especially in the South. We’ve been keeping up with it.
“Again, it’s something new for us. But, hey, if they’re going to do it, let’s do it, and let’s do it the right way.”
Tuberville said he believes Harris’ handlers are intentionally keeping her off camera and that she cannot compare to Trump’s work ethic.
“She’s been a disaster. Her poll numbers keep going down,” Tuberville said. “Donald Trump is the Energizer bunny. I mean, he does not quit. I mean, he keeps going and going and going … he sleeps 2 or 3 hours a night, but he loves what he’s doing. He loves the country. He’s our only chance. We can’t lose this.
“He will get us out of the wars. He will get us back to spending the right way.”
Tuberville also touched on the Justice Department’s recent lawsuit against Alabama, filed after the state began purging of “likely” noncitizens from its voting rolls.
“We are getting sued, obviously from Merrick Garland, the attorney general of the United States,” said Tuberville. “He’s a Democrat.”
According to Tuberville, Alabama will remain a “Donald Trump state.” However, he stressed the need for Republicans to not get complacent with voting.
“There’s no problem there. But we have to make sure that we have congressional seats covered because our representatives run every two years,” he said. “I’m not up this year. [GOP Sen.] Katie Britt is not up this year. But our representatives are and we want to make sure we turn out strong.
“Democrats are trying to do everything they possibly can to keep Republicans from voting.”
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
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