«I was right!»
On Tuesday, the people of Alabama ventured to the polls to cast their ballots for their next U. S. senator.
In a close race, Democratic candidate Doug Jones was named the victor, which marked the first time a Democrat had been elected to the Senate in Alabama since 1992.
In the wake of the GOP defeat, President Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations to Jones “on a hard-fought victory”:
Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13,2017
The president added that write-in votes “played a very big factor” but conceded that “a win is a win.”
A short while later, Trump claimed that Republican candidate Roy Moore’s inability to win a general election was exactly why he endorsed Luther Strange in the primary:
The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13,2017
He noted that Moore “worked hard” but added that “the deck was stacked against him.”
Moore has called for a recount and declined to concede the election.
