Republican Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore, who has been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal for weeks, on Monday thanked President Trump for his endorsement.
Republican Alabama Senate nominee Roy Moore, who has been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal for weeks, on Monday thanked President Trump for his endorsement.
“Thankful for President Trump’s support. The America First agenda will #MAGA,” Moore wrote on Twitter.
“Can’t wait to help him #DrainTheSwamp . #ALSEN .”
“Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama,” Trump said.
“We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V. A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!” he added, referring to Moore’s opponent, Democrat Doug Jones, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Trump in the preceding weeks had been cryptic when asked about Moore, but argued Republicans could not afford to lose the Senate seat to a Democrat.
Moore has remained defiant in the face of allegations that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in 1979, when he would have been 32. His campaign has argued the accusations, which center on alleged sexual advances toward teenaged girls, are politically motivated.
Moore has denied the allegations, but admitted in an interview after the initial set of accusations that he may have dated women in their later teens at that point in his life.
While many Senate Republicans revoked their endorsements of Moore after the accusations came to light, GOP lawmakers in recent days have signaled that his fate lies in the hands of Alabama voters.
Moore is slated to face off against Jones in the Dec. 12 special election for the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions .
