- Mo Brooks hit out at Donald Trump after the latter refused to endorse him for his Senate race.
- Trump backed Brooks' opponent, Katie Britt, and accused the congressman of "going Woke."
- Brooks slammed Trump, saying he "endorses the wrong people sometimes" and that he had backed "Alabama's Liz Cheney."
A week after begging former President Donald Trump to re-endorse him for his Alabama Senate race, Rep. Mo Brooks is slamming Trump for backing his opponent instead.
In a series of tweets, Brooks hit out at Trump for endorsing Katie Britt over him.
"This is weird: last time Donald Trump talked about Katie Britt, he said she was unqualified for the Senate," Brooks tweeted.
Brooks then alleged that Trump was the "only man in American politics" who could get "conned by Mitch McConnell," echoing an earlier claim from the congressman that the Senate Minority Leader was hoodwinking Trump into pulling his backing of Brooks.
"Let's just admit it: Trump endorses the wrong people sometimes. He endorsed Mitt Romney, he endorsed John McCain, and now he's endorsed Katie Britt, who his own son, Don Jr., called 'Alabama's Liz Cheney,'" Brooks wrote.
"Alabama grassroots remember in 2017 when Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell got involved in a Senate primary in Alabama—and we rejected them," he added. "The people of Alabama will decide."
Trump this weekend endorsed Britt over Brooks in the Alabama Senate runoff election, lauding Britt while slamming Brooks. Through a statement released via his Save America PAC seen by Insider, Trump accused Brooks of making "a big mistake by going Woke" after being endorsed, "out of nowhere and for seemingly no reason."
"He foolishly started listening to the wrong consultants and not to the people, and his 54-point lead evaporated overnight," Trump said. "Likewise, his words caused me to withdraw my Endorsement, and Mo has been wanting it back ever since — but I cannot give it to him!
Trump's statement came days after Brooks sent out a public appeal to his supporters to get Trump to re-endorse him. In a plea to his supporters last week, Brooks called on the "MAGA nation" to ask Trump to endorse him again in his Senate race against "establishment RINO named Katie Britt."
"I am the MAGA candidate. I am the Trump candidate," Brooks said.
Trump's endorsement of Britt is an about-face from his earlier comments on the candidate. Last July, Trump said Britt was "not in any way qualified and is certainly not what our country needs. For Mitch McConnell to be wasting money on her campaign is absolutely outrageous. Vote for Mo Brooks!"
Trump rescinded his endorsement of Brooks in March after Brooks suggested that the GOP should look forward to 2022 and stop relitigating the 2020 election.
While he might still be on the outs with Trump, Brooks has received the backing of GOP figures like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. He faces a runoff against Britt on June 21.