Katie Britt, a former Shelby aide who later headed the Alabama Business Council, and U.S. Representative Mo Brooks will advance to a second round on June 21 with both finishing ahead of the Army veteran. Mike Durant. Brooks, who initially won Trump’s endorsement in the race, only to lose him after he said it was time to look at the 2022 and 2024 elections, not Trump’s 2020 presidential loss.
“Alabama Mo Brooks made a horrible mistake recently when he ‘woke up’ and said, referring to the 2020 presidential election scam, in a March statement, terminating his support.
The move hurt Brooks, who had been deeply loyal to Trump. He was the first Republican MP to vote against certifying the results of the 2020 election on January 6, 2021.
Trump’s resignation also gave Britt a boost in his career, and his campaign focused on Durant.
But Brooks benefited from the campaign in the dark, which allowed him to gain a burst of momentum in the final days of the campaign.
“Just call me a Lazarus today,” Brooks told CNN’s Gabby Orr on Sunday, joking that his late-stage rise “makes me wonder if Donald Trump was planning it from the beginning.”
Still, Brooks will finish significantly behind Britt in Tuesday’s first round, indicating the congressman has work to do in the second round.
What Trump does next will also be of interest. Since Brooks disapproved, the former president has not publicly weighed in on his career.