Sessions Makes Veiled Joke About Trump, His Firing During Speech In AL

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: (AFP OUT) Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during the state funeral for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on December 5, 2018 in W... WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: (AFP OUT) Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens during the state funeral for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on December 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Bush will be buried at his final resting place at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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During a speech at an inauguration event for Alabama state Attorney General Steve Marshal, ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a lukewarm joke about his tumultuous time serving in President Trump’s administration.

“Do the right thing every day and usually things will work out — but not always,” Sessions said, according to a local ABC affiliate. “Usually they work out. I told someone at least in the United States, they fire you, they don’t shoot you.”

The ousted attorney general agreed to do an interview with the local Alabama TV station, but told the ABC affiliate that he wouldn’t answer a number of questions, including any about President Trump or his firing.

“Sessions limited his one-on-one interview with ABC 33/40 to only questions about the attorney general’s office in Montgomery, as we were at an event honoring (state Attorney General) Steve Marshall,” the station told viewers, according to a video flagged by Mediaite. 

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  1. Wait until you see his Las Vegas act
    ♪Regrets, I’ve had a few …♪

  2. Don’t give up your day job, Jeff; ooops, too late!

  3. Did he discuss how things tend to work out when you do the wrong thing every day? Seems equally relevant, maybe more.

  4. List of Jeffy “doing the right thing”

    1. Recusing himself from Russia inquiry.

    And still, it’s a longer list than Trump’s

  5. Elves have a wacky sense of humor.

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