Tommy Tuberville Discusses Possible Run For Alabama Governor

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) discusses a possible run for Alabama Governor.

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00:01You made some news over the recess.

00:03Yeah.

00:04Are you going to run for governor?

00:06Well, I'm considering it.

00:07My wife and I and family, we've sat down once and we've really talked hard about it.

00:11I want to do what's best for the people of Alabama.

00:14Is it here or is it in the governor's seat back in Montgomery?

00:19I'll probably make my decision sometimes in May.

00:23A lot of people have jumped the gun on it.

00:25I'm talking to President Trump about it.

00:27Hopefully I'll get to this week.

00:29We're going to Tuscaloosa to a commencement exercise he's going to speak at.

00:35But, you know, I just want to do what's best.

00:38I like it up here.

00:40I think we can get something done.

00:42But can I get more done in Montgomery?

00:43We'll see.

00:44So you have not spoken to Trump yet, but you plan to speak to Trump.

00:47Oh, yeah.

00:48We'll speak about it.

00:49And so what are you weighing?

00:50What factors are you weighing?

00:52Well, just looking and see what best fits Alabama.

00:55Can I go back there and get more done there on a different level?

00:59I know a lot of people up here now.

01:01That's the good thing.

01:02You find out how this place works.

01:04And then if I do go back to the governorship in Alabama, then the opportunity to know people

01:10here, have good communication, know President Trump, I think that's a big benefit.

01:17But also we can do a lot up here, so we'll just wait and see.

01:20Is the leadership urging you to stay here?

01:23Is the Senate Republican leadership urging you to stay?

01:26Well, they all say, hey, do what's best what you think for you and your family and the state.

01:31Again, we represent the country, but we certainly just represent the state and the constituents that sent us up here.

01:38So, you know, there's a lot of work to do.

01:41We've got to get a lot of work done in the next year and a half.

01:43No matter what happens, I'm still here for another, what, 19 months.

01:50And so a lot of work to be done.

01:52It sounds like you're leaning towards it.

01:53Is that fair?

01:54Well, I would say probably at this time, and I've told people that, you know, if I did it today, I'm leaning in that direction.

02:00But there's a lot of people I have to talk to.

02:02I'm going to talk to people in Montgomery.

02:03I'm going to talk to people here, President Trump.

02:07I'll talk to the leadership here.

02:09I've just gotten to the point of just thinking about it.

02:14Now, the two weeks that I was out, I did talk to people that really can give you a good opinion of what you can do and how you can do it.

02:23So, next few weeks will be the tail and tail.

02:26But it'll be sometime in May you'll make a phone call.

02:28Yeah, before Memorial Day.

02:29Before Memorial Day.

02:30Yeah.

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