U.S. Senate race in Alabama exposes Republican rift
U.S. Senate race in Alabama exposes Republican rift.
By Joseph Ax -- Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is due to travel to Alabama on Friday to whip up votes in a Senate race that has laid bare the rift between the Republican party's leadership and its anti-establishment wing.
In a move that surprised political analysts, Trump will appear alongside the party-approved incumbent rather than the controversial insurgent.
The president's decision to campaign for Senator Luther Strange ahead of Tuesday's primary runoff election came despite Trump's strained relationship with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, one of Strange's strongest supporters.
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By Joseph Ax -- Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump is due to travel to Alabama on Friday to whip up votes in a Senate race that has laid bare the rift between the Republican party's leadership and its anti-establishment wing.
In a move that surprised political analysts, Trump will appear alongside the party-approved incumbent rather than the controversial insurgent.
The president's decision to campaign for Senator Luther Strange ahead of Tuesday's primary runoff election came despite Trump's strained relationship with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, one of Strange's strongest supporters.
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