Trent Lott

Chester Trent Lott Jr. (born October 9, 1941 in Grenada, Mississippi) is a U.S. Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party.

Recent Developments

Since he lost the Majority Leader post, Lott has kept relatively quiet. However, Lott started to show an unusual shift from his traditionally strong conservative views when he said that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign within a year. He has also battled with President Bush over military base closures in his home state.

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Lott was rumored to be making a push to become Republican Whip once again after the 2006 elections, especially if the GOP front-runner for that post, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, loses what is expected to be a tough re-election campaign. However, after his home in Pascagoula was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, Lott has seriously considered retiring from the Senate. Even before Katrina, he has not directly stated that he will run for a fourth term.

Related Topics:
Rick Santorum - Pennsylvania

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Lott has also written a memoir entitled Herding Cats, A Life in Politics. In the book Lott speaks for the first time on the infamous Strom Thurmond birthday party gaffe. He also speaks out on current Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and how Lott feels that he was betrayed by the Tennessee Senator claiming "If Frist had not announced exactly when he did, as the fire was about to burn out, I would still be majority leader of the Senate today." He also described former Majority Leader Tom Daschle (Democrat) of South Dakota as "trustworthy." He also reveals that President Bush, then Secretary of State Colin Powell and other GOP leaders played a major role in ending his career as Senate Republican Leader.

Related Topics:
Herding Cats, A Life in Politics - Strom Thurmond - Senate Majority Leader - Bill Frist - Tennessee - Tom Daschle - South Dakota - Colin Powell

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Lott was Jon Stewart's guest on The Daily Show on 24 August 2005.

Related Topics:
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show - 24 August - 2005

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