'Put the elf back on the shelf': Internet mocks news that Jeff Sessions could run for his old Senate seat

On Monday, Politico reported that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering a run for his old Senate seat in Alabama — a move that would push him hard up against the filing deadline, throw him into an already-crowded primary that includes fired judge and accused pedophile Roy Moore and football coach Tommy Tuberville, and potentially draw opposition from President Donald Trump.

Whatever the political implications of the decision, commenters on social media had a field day, ruthlessly mocking Sessions: