President Trump on Friday implored Alabama voters to support Senator Luther Strange in a close Republican primary, putting his personal political clout on the line in a break with his anti-establishment supporters to aid a lawmaker he portrayed as a loyal soldier for his agenda. …
Mr. Trump’s decision to line up with Mr. Strange has thrilled business-aligned Republicans in Alabama and in Washington, offering a sheen to mask any scent of the senator’s past as a lobbyist in the nation’s capital for much of the 1980s. CONT.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Jonathan Martin, New York Times