“Trump Says He Didn’t Think ‘Roy Moore’
Would Be Able To Win The Election’ After Alabama Defeat.”
Donald Trump has claimed he never
believed failed Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore could win in
Alabama, saying the "deck was stacked against him".
Mr Trump endorsed Mr Moore
despite a number of sexual harassment allegations against the former Alabama justice.
Ahead of the vote, the US president said Mr Moore "totally
denied" the claims and told White House reporters they "have to
listen to him, also".
The President boosted Mr Moore's campaign on Saturday, saying:
“Get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it. We cannot afford, the future of
this country cannot afford to lose the seat."
Shortly before polls opened on Tuesday, he said "the people
of Alabama will do the right thing" and vote for Mr Moore.
TRUMP
TWEETS:
“The people of Alabama will
do the right thing. Doug Jones is Pro-Abortion, weak on Crime, Military and
Illegal Immigration, Bad for Gun Owners and Veterans and against the WALL.
Jones is a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet. Roy Moore will always vote with us. VOTE ROY
MOORE!”
But, following Tuesday's Democrat
victory in the conservative stronghold, the US President said he never thought
Mr Moore could win.
"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," the US President said in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
"I was right! Roy worked
hard but the deck was stacked against him!"
TRUMP TWEETS:
“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!”
Mr Trump first backed Luther Strange, a former Alabama attorney
general, in the Republican primary race for the Senate.
At a September rally, however, he expressed doubts about his
selection, saying "I'll be honest, I might have made a mistake."
He added: “If his opponent wins, I’m going to be
here campaigning like hell for him.”
After Mr Moore defeated 64-year-old Mr Strange in the primary election, the
US President fulfilled his promise and went on to give him his full
backing.
Democrat Doug Jones claimed victory over Mr Moore on Tuesday,
meaning Alabama has its first Democratic senator since 1992.
The win has nationwide consequences since it narrows the slim
Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49.
Democrats are seeking to build on anti-Trump sentiment
to mount a challenge next year to Republican control of Congress
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