Donald Trump endorsed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore on Monday morning with a pair of messages on the president’s Twitter account about political prudence.
Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. 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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2017
Putting Pelosi/Schumer Liberal Puppet Jones into office in Alabama would hurt our great Republican Agenda of low on taxes, tough on crime, strong on military and borders…& so much more. Look at your 401-k’s since Election. Highest Stock Market EVER! Jobs are roaring back!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2017
Moore, a Republican who is facing Democrat Doug Jones in a December 12 special election for the open Senate seat, has been credibly accused of pursuing teenage girls, while he was an adult in his thirties, for romantic and sexual relationships. He’s also been accused of molesting one of those teenagers when she was 14.
The former Alabama state supreme court chief justice has denied the allegations, but the vast majority of Moore’s would-be Senate colleagues have said they believe the women bringing the allegations and have either withdrawn or declined to endorse Moore.
According to a recent New York Times, Trump has seen the increasing isolation of Moore by Washington Republicans as a similar situation to when, shortly before his election in 2016, a video from an outtake of his 2005 appearance on Access Hollywood surfaced. The video contained audio of Trump discussing with show host Billy Bush in vulgar terms how the future Republican presidential candidate pursues women, including “[grabbing] them by the p—-y.” Many Republicans withdrew their endorsements of Trump after that.
Although Trump admitted it was his voice on that video at the time and apologized for it, the Times reports he has since voiced doubts about the video’s veracity to friends, aides, and even a U.S. senator. Bush has an op-ed in Monday’s Times insisting the video is real.
