The Latest: Trump won't campaign for Moore before election

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press




31 minutes ago

11:20 a.m.

A White House official says President Donald Trump will not campaign for Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore before the Dec. 12 special election.

The official was not authorized to discuss the president’s plans publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity.

The official says Trump will not travel to Alabama on Moore’s behalf, despite his public statements doubting the women accusing Moore of sexual assault. The president held the door open to campaigning for Moore last week, when he all but endorsed Moore’s candidacy and attacked his Democratic opponent, Doug Jones.

Trump has declined to follow the path of other mainstream Republican leaders, who have called on Moore to step aside. Republican lawmakers are considering expelling Moore should he win the seat.

— By Zeke Miller in Washington

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[underpants]

1. No Trump properties in Alabama?

[marylandblue]

2. Win-win for Trump

If Moore wins, it's because Trump tweeted his support. If Moore loses, Trump never supported him.

[FakeNoose]

3. If only they had some decent golf courses

...maybe Cheeto would show up.

[Maeve]

4. He already has, via tweet and public speech

What do they want, him to actually WORK at something that doesn't immediately benefit him????

[chelsea0011]

7. Really. He doesn't have to be in Alabama to "campaign".

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. The plan is to force him to step aside, and then have Alabama delay the election.

They will shout that its only fair. And then they will quickly appoint a candidate who will vote in the tax cuts for them. And then plaster the airwaves with how NOW good family values Republican voters have a good option. And those voters will back him/her all the way even if they don't even know the person, never heard them speak, or know anything about their family life or past. And never even voted for them in any kind of campaign. All they know is that Trump wants them to vote for him/her...and so they will.

[marble falls]

6. Breitbart will be very disappointed......

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/22/donald-trump-admits-he-will-campaign-for-roy-moore-if-he-wins-alabama-primary/

[Cold War Spook]

8. I'm sorry but this is how my mind works.

Will he campaign for him after the election?