Trump backs Robertson for Alabama attorney general

Trump posted the endorsement on Truth Social on 2 October 2026, the same day he backed Robertson at a rally in Mobile and urged supporters to vote in November as though he were on the ballot. [1][8]

Robertson secured the Republican nomination in June, defeating former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell. She now faces Democrat Jeff McLaughlin, placing the October endorsement in the general-election campaign rather than the contest to choose the party’s nominee. [9]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appointed Robertson chief counsel in March 2017. [2] In his post, Trump praised her record in that role and said she would pursue his priorities on law enforcement, elections, immigration and gun rights. [1]

Trump also cited six Alabama victories in 2016, 2020 and 2024, including primaries, saying he had “WON BIG”. [1]

Official figures show he led the Republican presidential primaries in all three years. In 2016, he took 43.4% of Republican presidential-preference votes — ahead of every rival, but short of a majority. [4] He carried Alabama in the 2020 and 2024 general elections with 62.0% and 64.6% of presidential votes respectively. [5][6]

Alabama’s Republican presidential strength predates Trump’s campaigns: John McCain carried the state in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. That gives his appeal to personal popularity a longstanding partisan backdrop. [4]