Thursday, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Durant attended an event with the Houston County Republican Women in Dothan.
Over the weekend, video surfaced of Durant refusing to denounce the Lincoln Project before and after the meeting.
.@MikeDurantAL declines to denounce Lincoln Project before and after the Houston County Republican Women in Dothan on Thursday #ALsen #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/ksabu9mSlz
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) April 30, 2022
“Mr. Durant, why won’t you denounce the Lincoln Project?” a man off-camera asks Durant in the video.
Durant ignores the question and remains silent while walking in and out of the event.
The Senate candidate addressed the situation on Twitter by accusing the Katie Britt campaign of playing “stupid Twitter games.”
“Chief of Staff Katie Boyd Britt has resorted to stupid Twitter games and stalking Mike with her staff,” Durant said on Twitter. “[Katie Britt] refuses to say the election was stolen but will say she stands with Black Lives Matter.”
Chief of Staff Katie Boyd Britt has resorted to stupid Twitter games and stalking Mike with her staff. #BLMKBB @KatieBrittforAL refuses to say the election was stolen but will say she stands with Black Lives Matter. @jeff_poor #alsen #alpolitics
— Mike Durant (@MikeDurantAL) April 30, 2022
The Britt campaign responded to Durant’s Tweet saying, “Not sure what’s a bigger lie — this tweet or you pretending you’d debate.”
Not sure what’s a bigger lie — this tweet or you pretending you’d debate. #alsen
— Katie Britt for AL (@KatieBrittforAL) April 30, 2022
Durant’s other opponent, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), also responded to the video and tweeted, “I denounce the Lincoln Project and their support of Mike Durant.”
I denounce the Lincoln Project and their support of Mike Durant. https://t.co/62evboEfMk
— Mo Brooks (@MoBrooks) April 30, 2022
The Alabama RINO PAC has been putting out radio and television advertisements accusing Durant’s campaign of having connections to the Lincoln Project.
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” Weekdays 9-11am on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
