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NEW Exclusive: “They cheated,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville says Trump “legitimately won” 2020 election
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NEW Exclusive: “They cheated,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville says Trump “legitimately won” 2020 election

Ep. 128 — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (7-15-2026)
A politician offers Trump mints to press corps as a female reporter giggles in basement of US Capitol
Senator and Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tommy Tuberville offers “Make your breath great again” mints to press. Photo: Matt Laslo

Who?

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) — Alabama gubernatorial candidate

LISTEN: Laslo & Tuberville

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Ask a Pol asks:

Who won the 2020 election?

Key Tuberville:

“Donald Trump,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville exclusively tells Ask a Pol.

Laslo laughs; then notices Tuberville isn’t laughing.

Are you joking or you for real?

“Well, he legitimately won it,” Tuberville continues. “You know, they cheated him.”

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Caught our ear:

Too hot for a coat.

“Need to wear shorts and a tank top,” Tuberville says while carrying his suit coat through the US Capitol.

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (7-15-2026)

A tin with Trump's face on it reads Make Your Breath Great Again mints
Tuberville’s Trump-themed mints. Photo: Matt Laslo

SCENE: Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo catches Sen. Tommy Tuberville as he’s boarding an underground US Senate tram while holding his suit jacket on a hot, sticky day at the US Capitol.

Matt Laslo: “Too hot for a coat.”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville: “Need to wear shorts and a tank top.”

Laslo: “Shoulda been here last week, it was nasty.”

Tuberville exits escalator and starts walking to Senate tram.

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Screenshot: Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo’s piece for Raw Story ahead of President Donald Trump’s primetime address on election security.

Laslo: “Hey, who won the 2020 election?”

Tuberville: “Who? Who won it?”

Laslo: “Yeah.”

Tuberville: “Donald Trump.”

Laslo: “Donald Trump did?”

Laslo laughs.

Tuberville: “Yeah.”

Laslo notices Tuberville isn’t laughing.

Laslo: “Are you joking or you for real?”

Tuberville: “Well, he legitimately won it. You know, they cheated him.”

Laslo: “Yeah?”

Tuberville: “That’s what I’m saying.”

Tuberville boards an underground Senate tram from the US Capitol to the Senate Office Buildings across the street.

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