President Trump tweeted his support for Alabama Sen. Luther StrangeLuther Johnson StrangeThe biggest political upsets of the decade State ‘certificate of need’ laws need to go GOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries MORE (R) on Wednesday, just days before he is set to visit the state to stump for Strange in the Republican primary runoff.
“Looking forward to Friday night in the Great State of Alabama,” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. “I am supporting ‘Big’ Luther Strange because he was so loyal & helpful to me!”
Looking forward to Friday night in the Great State of Alabama. I am supporting “Big” Luther Strange because he was so loyal & helpful to me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2017
Strange is trailing Roy Moore, the former chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court, in the race for the GOP nomination to succeed Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsMcCabe, Rosenstein spar over Russia probe Rosenstein takes fire from Republicans in heated testimony Rosenstein defends Mueller appointment, role on surveillance warrants MORE, who gave up his seat to become attorney general.
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In backing Strange, Trump finds himself on the opposite side of former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon and other conservatives who have thrown their weight behind Moore.
Strange is backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE (R-Ky.).
Trump made his formal endorsement in the race earlier in August.
“Senator Luther Strange has done a great job representing the people of the Great State of Alabama. He has my complete and total endorsement!” Trump wrote on Twitter earlier this month.
Bannon is using his powers at Breitbart News to boost Moore. A top Bannon ally told The Hill that the “forgotten man,” Trump’s signature demographic, supports Moore in Alabama.
“It’s clear Trump is getting bad advice from the Democrats in the West Wing,” Bannon’s ally told The Hill.
Strange has held the seat since February, when then-Gov. Robert Bentley (R) appointed him following Sessions’s confirmation to the top post in the Justice Department.
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