Rep. Mo Brooks, a conservative firebrand and staunch Trump supporter who has come under fire for remarks he made preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol, joined the Alabama GOP primary field on Monday to replace Sen. Richard Shelby
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, a conservative firebrand and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who has come under fire for remarks he made preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol, joined the Alabama GOP primary field on Monday to replace Sen. Richard Shelby.
"I am a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, not the GOP surrender caucus. And as President Trump can vouch, I don't cut and run. I stand strong when the going gets tough,” Brooks said.was an influential force in pushing Trump’s efforts to curb immigration. He engineered the former president’s Muslim travel ban and was widely viewed as the driving force behind the Trump administration’s hardest-line immigration policies.
More than two dozen people gathered outside the event, protesting Miller’s appearance and arguing that Brooks does not represent Alabama. Some carried signs reading “Traitor Mo has got to go” and that “Mo Brooks words incited violence." Cassandra Voutchas of Huntsville, said she liked the fact that Brooks objected to the certification of President Joe Biden’s win and his views on the border. The daughter of a Greek immigrant said she believed immigration to the country should be done the “right way.”
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