Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Sunday that he foresees an “interesting” presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Tuberville was a guest on the Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo. In the main topic of discussion, he made hay of President Joe Biden’s poor performance in a recent presidential debate, portraying the president as a doddering show horse who hadn’t really been in control for at least a couple of years.
“Oh there’s no doubt about it, Maria, they would bring Joe Biden to the Capitol walk him around,” he said. “Hold his arm, hold his hand, lead him around, kind of show him off. But they’re making all the decisions, there’s no doubt about that.”
The real decision-makers, he said, were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and “the Deep State.”
Since the debate, there has been discussion among Democrats about whether Joe Biden should step down as the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, and who might step in if he does. Biden has said he has no plans to withdraw.
Tuberville’s stance on Sunday was not new: Since the debate he has described Biden as a “dementia-ridden” puppet.
“He doesn’t know what day it is,” he said Sunday. “It’s unfortunate for Joe Biden. He’s sick. Nobody can help that. People, they do get sick. This is all about the Democrats’ power. … Kamala Harris will probably be the candidate running against Donald Trump. That will be interesting.”
Bartiromo asked him who might be Harris’ running mate, in that case.
“We’re just going to stay out of their way and let them cut their own throats, to be honest with you,” Tuberville said. “It’s a disaster.”
Bartiromo and Tuberville also discussed the issue of border security. Tuberville said that on a recent visit, unspecified “operatives” had told him that Africans linked to the terrorist organization ISIS were flooding into the U.S. Bartiromo translated “operatives” into “officials.”
“There is going to be a national disaster with some people coming across this border and it’s going to be all on the backs of the Democrats,” Tuberville said.