Sen. Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbyHouse pushes back schedule to pass spending bills Top Republican says Trump greenlit budget fix for VA health care GOP senators not tested for coronavirus before lunch with Trump MORE (R-Ala.) said Wednesday he will endorse former Attorney General 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 if the former Trump Cabinet official gets into the Alabama Senate race.
Shelby, who served in the Senate with Sessions for decades, said the two spoke on Monday and “a lot of indications point to him running,” though Sessions hasn’t made a final decision.
“Oh yeah, if he runs I will. He’s always endorsed me. He’s my friend,” Shelby said Wednesday when asked if he would support Sessions.
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Sessions has been reaching out to the Alabama delegation as he weighs a bid for his old Senate seat. There’s already a crowded GOP primary field, including Rep. Bradley ByrneBradley Roberts ByrneOvernight Defense: Pentagon chief says he opposes invoking Insurrection Act for protests | White House dodges on Trump’s confidence in Esper | ‘Angry and appalled’ Mattis scorches Trump Republicans stand by Esper after public break with Trump Democrats press OSHA official on issuing an Emergency Temporary Standard MORE (R-Ala.) and Roy MooreRoy Stewart MooreSessions goes after Tuberville’s coaching record in challenging him to debate The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip Sessions fires back at Trump over recusal: ‘I did my duty & you’re damn fortunate I did” MORE, who lost the 2017 Senate race to Democrat Doug Jones.
Shelby noted that Sessions had initially called him approximately a week ago and that the two have discussed the Senate race on other occasions this year.
Sessions left the Senate in early 2017 after President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE selected him to become attorney general. But he was ousted last year after months of public attacks by Trump, who was frustrated by Sessions’s decision to recuse himself from an investigation into Russia’s election meddling in 2016.
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Shelby declined to say if the two discussed Trump during their call.
Trump has continued to lash out at Sessions, including calling him a “total disaster” during an interview published earlier this month.
Shelby told The Hill earlier this year that he discussed a potential Senate bid by Sessions with Trump, but characterized the president as “not on board.”
“I did talk to [Sessions]. I talked to the president about it too … About if Sessions ran, he was not encouraging,” Shelby said at the time. “How do I say it? He was not on board, OK?”