Former Trump aide Cliff Sims is considering a U.S. Senate run, according to a new report.
Sims who has an interesting history with his former boss President Trump is considering the run in his home state of Alabama to replace retiring Senator Richard Shelby.
Sims, 36, left his role as CEO of Alabama’s conservative Yellowhammer News in 2016 to serve on Trump’s campaign team.
He then joined the Trump’s administration and spent a year helping the White House craft its messaging before becoming Deputy Director in the office of the Director of National Intelligence – a post that was held by former Congressman John Ratcliffe at the time.
Sims left the White House to write a tell-all book titled Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House.
The book caught ire from Trump officials and even the President himself.
“A low-level staffer that I hardly knew named Cliff Sims wrote yet another boring book based on made-up stories and fiction. He pretended to be an insider when in fact he was nothing more than a gofer. He signed a non-disclosure agreement. He is a mess!” tweeted Trump.
The Trump campaign team announced they were planning to sue Sims for violating his non-disclosure agreement following the book’s release.
Sims fired back with a civil suit against Trump contending that his book only contained information from his time during the Trump administration thus the non-disclosure agreement did not apply. The lawsuits were eventually dropped.
In 2020 — in a shocking turn of events –Sims eventually rejoined Trump world to serve in the quintessential role of overseeing the speechwriting for the Republican National Convention and the remarks prepared for the President’s children.
Donald Trump Jr. explained to ABC News that a reconciliation had been made:
Cliff is a staunch supporter of my father and his America First agenda. He fought to elect President Trump on the 2016 campaign and has done a terrific job as Alabama co-chair of Trump Victory this year.” Trump Jr. added, “I’m excited that he’s now working with the convention team to help make this year’s RNC a gigantic success.”
Sims’ potential Senate bid is being encouraged by former Congressman and Trump’s Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
Trump’s former ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard is also considering a bid for the seat.
Other high-profile potential candidates include GOP Congressman Mo Brooks, Alabama State Senator Del Marsh, and Senator Shelby’s former Chief of Staff Katie Britt.
There’s no indication as of yet whether Trump will get involved in the race.
