GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered another full-throated pitch on Friday [12-8-17] for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, imploring Alabama voters to keep the seat under GOP control and away from a ‘Pelosi/Schumer puppet,’ Democrat Doug Jones…
Moore, a controversial former chief judge of the Alabama Supreme Court, has been accused by multiple woman of sexual misconduct, including one who alleged she was molested by Moore when she was 14 and he was in his 30s. Moore has denied the charges…
Despite calls from Washington, Moore has refused to drop his Senate bid and has characterized the allegations against him as a conspiracy of the media and the Republican establishment. And gradually, Republicans have begun to come back into the fold. Trump officially endorsed Moore earlier this week, bringing with him the support of the RNC. And McConnell, weeks after saying he believed Moore’s accusers, has more recently said the fate of his campaign should be left up to Alabamian voters.”
-Louis Nelson, “Trump offers second Moore endorsement days before Alabama election,” Politico, Dec. 8, 2017 10:41am