Mike Durant, the “Black Hawk Down” pilot who finished third in Alabama's Republican Senate primary, said he will not make an endorsement in the upcoming runoff. alnews alpolitics campaign2022 alabamanewsnetwork
Mike Durant visits with supporters at his watch party for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator of Alabama at the Stovehouse Event Center , Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Huntsville, Ala.
Durant said he will not endorse either of the remaining candidates for the GOP nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. The June 21 runoff pits Katie Britt, Shelby’s former chief of staff and former leader of a state business group, against U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who resurrected his campaign after losing former President Donald Trump’s backing.
He said his first foray into politics was a disenchanting one and will also be his last. He blamed his campaign’s demise on a bombardment of negative ads he called “blatant” mistruths.