Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his former attorney general Jeff Sessions after his bid to reclaim his Senate seat in Alabama was sent into overtime Tuesday night. After closely trailing former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville in the Republican primary, Sessions and Tuberville will now face each other in a runoff at the end of the month.

Trump tweeted Wednesday morning: "This is what happens to someone who loyally gets appointed Attorney General of the United States & then doesn't have the wisdom or courage to stare down & end the phony Russia Witch Hunt. Recuses himself on FIRST DAY in office, and the Mueller Scam begins!"

The tweet marked the first time the President weighed in on the race in a significant way since Sessions announced he was running last fall.

Neither the Sessions nor Tuberville campaigns responded to a CNN request for comment. But Tuberville tweeted : "Mr. President, I could not agree more, and in 27 days help will be on the way!"

For months, people close to the President, including Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urged him not to get involved, reasoning that there was a good chance Sessions could return to the Senate and faithfully execute the President's agenda. But those appeals did not break through with Trump, who has never been able to forgive Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation and continued to bring up the race privately in recent days.

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