Mo Brooks Responds, Accuses Trump of Being “Manipulated” by McConnell – Opinion

Mo Brooks, a U.S. Representative from Alabama who lost Donald Trump’s endorsement for U.S. Senate earlier today, is firing back at the former President’s claims.

Trump, as previously reported by the Associated Press, pulled Brooks’ endorsement (who currently runs in third place in Senate primary), and promised another endorsement in the not too distant future.

Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went “woke” and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, “Put that behind you, put that behind you,” despite the fact that the Election was rife with fraud and irregularities. We must not forget that the Radical Left Democrats will keep stealing and cheating elections. Look at the progress made in Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia. It will be a great help for us in 2022/24. The 2020 Election was rigged, and we can’t let them get away with it.

He led by 44 points when I supported Mo Brooks and was impossible to stop. He then hired a new campaign staff who “brilliantly” convinced him to “stop talking about the 2020 Election.” He listened to them. Then, according to the polls, Mo’s 44-point lead totally evaporated all based on his “2020” statement made at our massive rally in Cullman, Alabama. When I heard his statement, I said, “Mo, you just blew the Election, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” Very sad but, since he decided to go in another direction, so have I, and I am hereby withdrawing my Endorsement of Mo Brooks for the Senate. I don’t think the great people of Alabama will disagree with me. Election Fraud must be captured and stopped, or we won’t have a Country anymore. In the very near future, I’ll be making another Endorsement!

Brooks is trying get momentum in the race by dropping 2020 election rhetoric to focus on current issues. There are many things going on behind-the scenes. However, dropping that line of attack appears to be, at least on the outside, what cost him Trump’s endorsement. There is still more.

Trump had been contemplating changing his endorsement of the race for some time. He has not been happy with Brooks’ performance on the campaign trail and in the polls. He likes winners, after all, and he’s made it known to allies he’s looking elsewhere. But along with this, Brooks is accusing Mitch McConnell of manipulating the race, and is now saying Trump was “duped” by the Senate Minority Leader’s machinations.

Statement by Mo Brooks: McConnell said Trump was manipulated.

ALSO: Trump also asked me to reverse the 2020 elections and remove Joe Biden as White House correspondent immediately. President Trump will then be back in White House correspondence. pic.twitter.com/Fh9Nbhspud

— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) March 23, 2022

This accusation doesn’t just come out of thin air, by the way: This has been speculated elsewhere.

McConnell and Katie Britt were not content to accept Trump’s endorsement of Brooks. They worked together against Brooks.

Brooks was a consistent storyteller. He had hired Never Trumpers to help him and was close with Jeff Sessions.

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) March 23, 2022

The last note is that Brooks’s other rival Durant also met with McConnell’s team in order to organize a meeting among their bosses.

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) March 23, 2022

By the way, this is completely plausible. McConnell, who is known for exerting his influence over Senate Republicans and the Senate, is not unknown. Brooks fell prey to this and Trump was likely to hear the message, which led him to pull out the trigger on the endorsement.

Brooks’ admission at the end of his statement may end up being problematic, by the way. He’s essentially telling the world that, yes, Trump did want to overturn the election and do so in ways that aren’t exactly Legal. That will, of course, spark renewed discussion on the matter and overshadow Brooks’ race. In other words, as he’s trying to run away from the 2020 election, he has also set himself up to be forced to take more questions on it.

It’s ill-advised at best, and you can bet there are enough people out there who are going to try to make this a legal problem for both men.

Trump is promising a new endorsement in the future, but Brooks’ other two opponents are an ally of McConnell and someone who wants to be an ally of McConnell. This could actually prevent Trump from running completely.