7. Charles Barkley was never going to be governor

• Previously, NBA’s Charles Barkley has said that he’d like to be the governor of Alabama, but now he’s announced that he’s “not going to do the governor thing” because “Democrats and Republicans are both full of crap.”
• Last month, Barkley said that Democrats “have done an awful job of taking care of poor people.” He added, “They make the same boasts every four years, come to the black community and (say) they’re going to make things better. But they don’t really make things better.”

6. We may get a photo of Trump in a mask

• This week, to the excitement of the media and their Democrats, President Donald Trump will be visiting a Michigan Ford Motor Company that’s been making ventilators, and Trump has been informed that he’ll need to wear a mask during his visit, as it is company policy to do so. 
• Ford told Fox News that they’ve shared all “safety protocols, including our manufacturing playbook, employee pamphlet and self-assessment survey with the White House ahead of time and in preparation for this trip.” While Trump has refused to wear a mask previously, the trip on Thursday will show if he continues to refuse. 

5. Hubbard tries to get his court case tossed again

• Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s (R-Auburn) lawyers are requesting that the courts reverse their decision to uphold Hubbard’s ethics conviction, arguing that parts of the ethics laws are unclear. 
• In April, five of Hubbard’s ethics convictions were overturned and six were still upheld. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that Hubbard’s actions that led to his conviction were “corrupt and betrayed the public trust.”

4. Marshall supports dropping Flynn case

• A federal judge declined the Department of Justice’s motion to drop the case against Lt. General Michael Flynn, and now Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 15 other attorneys general asking for the charges to be dropped. 
• A statement released by Marshall’s office explains that the judge blocking the motion “betrays a lack of regard the separation of powers,” adding, “The only branch of government given constitutional authority to prosecute is the executive.”

3. The plot continues to thicken with Obamagate

• Every day that passes another piece of evidence emerges that the Obama administration was operating to oppose the Trump administration during the transitions when they were unmasking Lt. General Michael Flynn and withholding information about Russia as James Comey was attempting to build a case against him to keep the Trump-Russia narrative moving forward.
• Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice is now demanding that transcripts of calls between Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak be released because this will show all of their dishonesty and duplicity was justified.

2. Tuberville has a big lead over Sessions

• The polling firm Cygnal has conducted an independent survey from May 7-10, asking GOP voters which U.S. Senate candidate who they would vote for if the election were today. 
• The results found 55.1% of respondents said they’d vote for former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, while 31.8% said former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. In the poll, 35.6% said they’re definitely voting for Tuberville, while 19.4% are definitely voting for Sessions. 

1. Trump doesn’t feel the same about China trade deal

• Due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump now feels “very differently” about the trade deal made with China, even though the deal is just starting to take effect, but the deal “seems to mean less” to him now. 
• Trump questioned, “Why did they block it leaving Wuhan into China but they didn’t block it from going to other parts of the world?” The trade agreement requires China to stop currency manipulation, buy an additional $200 billion in U.S. products, and stop intellectual property theft.