Alabama senator says Trump opposed to Sessions Senate bid
By Jordain Carney - 07/11/19 02:25 PM EDT President Trump is not on board with a potential Senate bid by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.).
Shelby told The Hill on Thursday that he has discussed a potential Sessions candidacy, and the Senate race more broadly, with Trump, but that the president was "not encouraging" about the former Cabinet official and longtime senator making a bid for his old seat.
"I did talk to [Sessions]. I talked to the president about it to … about if Sessions ran, he was not encouraging," Shelby said. "How do I say it? He was not on board, OK?"
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/452651-alabama-gop-senator-trump-not-on-board-with-potential-sessions-bid-for-senate
