Republican senator Tommy Tuberville made himself an ally of Donald J. Trump. He helped the former president try to overturn the 2020 election by using his power in the Senate.
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(Not So) Fun Fact: Tommy Tuberville’s Racist Crime Claims
Republican senator Tommy Tuberville claimed that black people commit crimes because they weren’t paid reparations for slavery. His horrific comments were condemned by NAACP.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Tommy Tuberville and Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act
Tommy Tuberville was one of six Republican Senators to vote against an act to punish people committing hate crimes against Asian Americans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Richard Shelby’s Party Switching
Despite being fairly conservative for most of his political career, United States Senator Richard Shelby stayed a Democrat well after the party switch in 1964. He did finally cross over to the Republican party in 1994, as the early 90s were common for the last conservative Democrats to finally become members of the GOP.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Richard Shelby’s Presidential Impeachment Hypocrisy
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby voted to remove Bill Clinton from office during his impeachment trial. He twice did not vote convict Donald Trump.