Ala., said he is backing Sen. Rick Scott of Florida for Senate majority leader. “The nation delivered a mandate on Tuesday,” Tuberville wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. “They want @realdonaldtrump’s America First agenda,

Senate Republicans, plus the newly elected members, will vote for a new leader in a secret ballot Wednesday in a three-way race between Rick Scott, John Cornyn and John Thune.

Scott has renewed his push for the leadership position after Republicans flipped four seats from Democrats in this year's election.

Businessman Elon Musk, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, endorsed Republican Senator Rick Scott for U.S. Senate majority leader on Sunday as the race to fill the influential post heats up after the party won control of the chamber.