Tuberville Won’t Seek Senate Reelection in 2026; Opts to Run in Alabama Governor Race

CAIN But while we ░░░░░░░░ correcting misinformation and mistakes ░░░░░░░░ have already mispronounced our ░░░░░░░░ guest s name and ░░░░░░░░ is a shame because ░░░░░░░░ has big news and ░░░░░░░░ exclusive here for The ░░░░░░░░ Cain Show It is ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville ░░░░░░░░ senator coach sorry for ░░░░░░░░ Tooberville sometimes things come ░░░░░░░░ of my mouth I ░░░░░░░░ control and I know ░░░░░░░░ well and I know ░░░░░░░░ is Tuberville But it ░░░░░░░░ not be coach it ░░░░░░░░ not be senator in ░░░░░░░░ future It might be ░░░░░░░░ different title because you ░░░░░░░░ a big announcement for ░░░░░░░░ TUBERVILLE Well thank you ░░░░░░░░ thanks for having me ░░░░░░░░ it We re at ░░░░░░░░ s BBQ here in ░░░░░░░░ Alabama today I started ░░░░░░░░ Senate run almost seven ░░░░░░░░ ago right in this ░░░░░░░░ building You can see ░░░░░░░░ friends and family my ░░░░░░░░ month old new granddaughter ░░░░░░░░ Grace is here cheering ░░░░░░░░ on But it is ░░░░░░░░ to be here My ░░░░░░░░ and I Suzanne moved ░░░░░░░░ over 25 years ago ░░░░░░░░ you know I coached ░░░░░░░░ it was a great ░░░░░░░░ we ve made some ░░░░░░░░ friends it has been ░░░░░░░░ lot of fun My ░░░░░░░░ boys Tucker and Troy ░░░░░░░░ educated here It is ░░░░░░░░ We have made a ░░░░░░░░ of friends and a ░░░░░░░░ of family So a ░░░░░░░░ years ago I decided ░░░░░░░░ give back to this ░░░░░░░░ country and fight President ░░░░░░░░ was a guy that ░░░░░░░░ was behind me in ░░░░░░░░ the Senate race he ░░░░░░░░ been behind me ever ░░░░░░░░ And today I will ░░░░░░░░ that I will be ░░░░░░░░ future governor of the ░░░░░░░░ state of Alabama Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause Now it s ░░░░░░░░ ve still got 18 ░░░░░░░░ to go with President ░░░░░░░░ to make America great ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ of work to do ░░░░░░░░ we will go back ░░░░░░░░ pass the big beautiful ░░░░░░░░ for President Trump but ░░░░░░░░ m doing this to ░░░░░░░░ this country and the ░░░░░░░░ state of Alabama I ░░░░░░░░ a football coach I ░░░░░░░░ a leader I m ░░░░░░░░ builder I m a ░░░░░░░░ and we will grow ░░░░░░░░ We will bring manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ the state we will ░░░░░░░░ this illegal immigration we ░░░░░░░░ make education better again ░░░░░░░░ we will do everything ░░░░░░░░ to make sure our ░░░░░░░░ when they graduate in ░░░░░░░░ great state the Yellowhammer ░░░░░░░░ that they stay in ░░░░░░░░ state and work We ░░░░░░░░ have workforce development So ░░░░░░░░ we have a lot ░░░░░░░░ work to do nationally ░░░░░░░░ m looking forward to ░░░░░░░░ with President Trump He ░░░░░░░░ us on the right ░░░░░░░░ But meantime I will ░░░░░░░░ running every weekend doing ░░░░░░░░ things I need to ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ can get over the ░░░░░░░░ and win this governor ░░░░░░░░ come back to Alabama ░░░░░░░░ work with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ not stop because he ░░░░░░░░ fully supportive of this ░░░░░░░░ keep making America great ░░░░░░░░ and put Alabama first ░░░░░░░░ Well that is exciting ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ the way for sharing ░░░░░░░░ us here today on ░░░░░░░░ Will Cain Show I ░░░░░░░░ everybody sitting beside you ░░░░░░░░ behind you is very ░░░░░░░░ about this announcement today ░░░░░░░░ would love to ask ░░░░░░░░ a couple questions both ░░░░░░░░ your run for governor ░░░░░░░░ for your current job ░░░░░░░░ senator You mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ beautiful bill We are ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate with ░░░░░░░░ big beautiful bill There ░░░░░░░░ some of your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the Republican caucus who ░░░░░░░░ not that excited about ░░░░░░░░ For example Senator Ron ░░░░░░░░ has said it just ░░░░░░░░ t save enough there ░░░░░░░░ not enough in deficit ░░░░░░░░ Here s what he ░░░░░░░░ to CNN Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ And I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ House bill would probably ░░░░░░░░ I ve calculated 4 ░░░░░░░░ you re saying you ░░░░░░░░ these independent analysts saying ░░░░░░░░ s 3 3 to ░░░░░░░░ trillion I agree with ░░░░░░░░ We have to reduce ░░░░░░░░ deficit and so we ░░░░░░░░ to focus on spending ░░░░░░░░ spending You don t ░░░░░░░░ the deep state by ░░░░░░░░ it Clip ends CAIN ░░░░░░░░ senator that is Senator ░░░░░░░░ Johnson but on the ░░░░░░░░ side you have other ░░░░░░░░ like Josh Hawley that ░░░░░░░░ concerned about the Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ inside the bill So ░░░░░░░░ ve got it sort ░░░░░░░░ being pulled at both ░░░░░░░░ of the rope here ░░░░░░░░ do you thread that ░░░░░░░░ and get the big ░░░░░░░░ bill through the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Well we re all ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ people that are looking ░░░░░░░░ this bill in several ░░░░░░░░ lights But at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day Will ░░░░░░░░ two things we have ░░░░░░░░ understand after this corrosive ░░░░░░░░ Administration we have to ░░░░░░░░ spending and we have ░░░░░░░░ grow our country That ░░░░░░░░ the two things that ░░░░░░░░ Trump said If we ░░░░░░░░ not do that this ░░░░░░░░ will not be the ░░░░░░░░ country that you and ░░░░░░░░ had an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ up in So Ron ░░░░░░░░ and several people in ░░░░░░░░ Republican side now that ░░░░░░░░ bill is coming to ░░░░░░░░ starting Monday we will ░░░░░░░░ at it and we ░░░░░░░░ understand we have to ░░░░░░░░ we have to cut ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ sure we don t ░░░░░░░░ people when we do ░░░░░░░░ Josh Hawley is worried ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid Ron Johnson is ░░░░░░░░ about future spending and ░░░░░░░░ of dollars going up ░░░░░░░░ our debt We have ░░░░░░░░ cut back on our ░░░░░░░░ Only way we can ░░░░░░░░ that as President Trump ░░░░░░░░ is grow our country ░░░░░░░░ is the reason we ░░░░░░░░ tariffs and that s ░░░░░░░░ reason we want manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ come back It will ░░░░░░░░ a fistfight next week ░░░░░░░░ Monday with all Republicans ░░░░░░░░ at this bill combining ░░░░░░░░ with the House but ░░░░░░░░ have to get it ░░░░░░░░ we have to get ░░░░░░░░ jobs and tax cut ░░░░░░░░ We have to help ░░░░░░░░ Trump He got elected ░░░░░░░░ almost 80 million people ░░░░░░░░ gave us a mandate ░░░░░░░░ s get it done ░░░░░░░░ All right that will ░░░░░░░░ exciting to watch the ░░░░░░░░ that comes Monday as ░░░░░░░░ describe it and so ░░░░░░░░ be your race for ░░░░░░░░ governor We want to ░░░░░░░░ you on that race ░░░░░░░░ told me once you ░░░░░░░░ me before Will call ░░░░░░░░ coach don t call ░░░░░░░░ senator Now I won ░░░░░░░░ put the cart before ░░░░░░░░ horse but let s ░░░░░░░░ for a moment that ░░░░░░░░ new title is governor ░░░░░░░░ you want me to ░░░░░░░░ you governor or would ░░░░░░░░ want me to call ░░░░░░░░ coach TUBERVILLE As I ░░░░░░░░ everybody I will be ░░░░░░░░ to everybody Even my ░░░░░░░░ Rosie Grace is going ░░░░░░░░ call me coach So ░░░░░░░░ anybody wants to help ░░░░░░░░ Will CoachForGovernor com Thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me on CAIN ░░░░░░░░ it is You bet ░░░░░░░░ Tuberville thank you so ░░░░░░░░ You talk about your ░░░░░░░░ and leadership in recruiting ░░░░░░░░ now plan to bring ░░░░░░░░ assets to bear for ░░░░░░░░ state of Alabama We ░░░░░░░░ be watching your race ░░░░░░░░ you so much Senator ░░░░░░░░ TUBERVILLE Thank you God ░░░░░░░░ CAIN All right God ░░░░░░░░