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Trump reportedly offers Lynda Blanchard endorsement against Kay Ivey if she'll drop Alabama Senate
Trump reportedly offers Lynda Blanchard endorsement against Kay Ivey if she’ll drop Alabama Senate runFormer President Donald Trump has discussed giving his endorsement to U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard if she drops her bid and runs for governor against Kay Ivey, according to a report published Friday.
Trump is said to be unhappy with Ivey, whom he blames for the cancellation of a July 3 “Freedom Rally” at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, according to the story in the Wall Street Journal.
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The rally had been rejected by the USS Alabama Battleship Commission amid some commissioners’ concerns that about the legality of hosting an event that could be construed as “partisan,” which they believed violates Alabama state law.
Ivey, by the nature of her elected office, serves as the honorary chairman of the commission, but advised the commission that state law would not bar the event.
Read more: https://www.al.com/politics/2021/11/trump-reportedly-offers-lynda-blanchard-endorsement-against-kay-ivey-if-shell-drop-alabama-senate-run.html