Trump Sticks With Moore as Republican Senators Want Him Gone
- President tweets criticism of Democratic challenger in Alabama
- Portman, Scott and Thune all say Moore should step aside
Moore Camp Touts Trump's Support in Fundraising Mailing
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President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Alabama voters to defeat Democrat Doug Jones, even as Republican senators want Roy Moore, their party’s nominee in the state’s U.S. Senate race, to drop out amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
The president avoided endorsing Moore by name in two fiery Twitter postings on Sunday before a final Thanksgiving holiday morning at one of his golf courses in South Florida. Trump even made a point to say he’d endorsed Moore’s rival, Luther Strange, in the Republican primary in September, but conceded that “it wasn’t enough” to position Strange as the nominee for the December special election.