Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl turned heads on Thursday at an Eastern Shore Republican Women’s congressional candidate forum when he said Donald Trump is soon to be a “lame duck” president.

Carl, who is running to win back his old U.S. House seat, told the politically involved crowd that, if elected, he’d return to key committees and fight the fight alongside President Trump.

But then he added a line that seems to forecast his outlook on returning to Congress in 2027 if elected in 2026.

“This will be Trump’s last two years in office. They’re known as a lame duck,” Carl said.

The event, hosted by the Eastern Shore Republican Women at the Fairhope Yacht Club yesterday, featured Carl and his GOP primary opponent, State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise).

The “lame duck” label is unusual rhet

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