In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump - with some quiet concerns and caveats
With no mention of the Wall Street rollercoaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state GOP's 'Trump Victory Dinner' — and the broader national moment — a triumph. And for anyone who rejects President Donald Trump , his agenda and the 'America First' army that backs it all, Wahl had an offer: 'The Alabama Republican Party will buy them a plane ticket to any country in the world they want to go to.'
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