‘You Betcha’: Tuberville Pledges Troops for Birmingham and Montgomery if Governor

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he would send Alabama’s National Guard into Birmingham and Montgomery to combat crime if elected governor.

Tuberville made the comments Friday on the “Longshore and McKnight” radio program. Asked if he would consider deploying troops to Alabama’s two largest cities, he replied: “You betcha.”

“President Trump’s given every governor that opportunity,” Tuberville said. “I know Governor Ivey, right now, is probably shorthanded. We’ve had a lot of our National Guard down at the border.”…

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