Katie Britt sounds off on 'surreal' election victory over Brooks, insists Alabamians 'want new blood'
FOX NewsDec 27, 2021
The Facts
On Tues., six-term Congressman Mo Brooks was defeated by Trump-endorsed candidate Katie Britt in the Ala. GOP Senate primary runoff. Britt captured 63% of the vote to Brooks' 37%.
Britt, a former chief of staff to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby and most recently the leader of the Business Council of Alabama, garnered 44.8% of the vote in last month's primary - shy of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff.
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Trump knows a loser when he sees one, and once Brooks was disloyal the former president had an easy call to make. With this seat a lock for the GOP, Trump knows he'll have another loyalist in the Senate come 2023.
Democratic narrative
This is the immoral state of the GOP. If you're not a servile stooge to Trump and his election lies, you get dumped in the blink of an eye. Where this will take democracy, no one knows.
