Mo Brooks is begging for Trump to re-endorse him months after the former president abruptly pulled his backing

Former US President Donald Trump right welcomes Senate hopeful Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama to the stage during a "Save America" rally in Alabama on August 21, 2021.

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• Rep. Mo Brooks appealed to his supporters to call on Trump to re-endorse him.
• "I am the MAGA candidate. I am the Trump candidate," wrote Brooks in a lengthy Twitter post.
• Trump pulled his endorsement of Brooks in March, claiming the Senate candidate had gone "woke."

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks has penned a lengthy Twitter post appealing for former President Donald Trump to re-endorse him.

In the post on Sunday, Brooks called on his supporters in the "MAGA nation" to ask Trump to once again back him in his Senate race against "establishment RINO named Katie Britt."

The congressman and known Trump loyalist once had Trump's backing in the race, but the former president retracted his endorsement of Brooks in March, claiming the latter had turned "woke."

Brooks has since received the backing of GOP figures like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. In May, he surged in the race and became one of the top two vote-getters, advancing to a June 21 runoff versus Britt.

"I had President Trump's endorsement at the beginning, but then Mitch McConnell spent millions on TV attacking me," Brooks wrote, appearing to accuse McConnell of causing Trump to un-endorse him. 

Brooks added that the loss of Trump's endorsement gave his campaign "the kick in the pants we needed."

"He was like a football coach, grabbing us by the face mask, and getting us in gear. Part of me wonders if he also knew that in pulling his endorsement, he'd bat ol' Mitch into thinking we couldn't win and get Mitch to stop attacking us," he wrote. "Whether that was the plan or not, it worked and we made it into the runoff." 

"I am the MAGA candidate. I am the Trump candidate," Brooks added.

Trump endorsed a slew of GOP candidates over the weekend, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, but did not publicly respond to Brooks' overtures.

Spokespersons for Brooks and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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