President responds to AL Sen win
- Dec 13, 2017
- 2 min read
A huge win for Democrats was also considered an enormous blow towards the Trump administration and the Republican Party in general as Democrat Doug Jones claims victory as major news outlets project a success for the Dems in the state.
The state is known for being 'ruby red' as many would call it, a deep red state that hasn't been represented by a Dem in over 25 years. Now, it is flipped - coincidentally as heat is on Trump for numerous reasons including his support of Alabama's Republican nominee. Instead of calling on Roy Moore to resign over allegations, Trump decided to take the GOP's stance as defending and endorsing the accused child predator.
Allegations included that Mr. Moore had sexually assaulted and abused at least two women when they were fourteen and fifteen years old. Other allegations include similar offenses against women who were young adults. Many stated he had been banned for sexually harassing women at the local Alabamian mall.
Meanwhile Roy Moore had fully denied all of the allegations and said that it was a conspiracy risen by Republicans to try and disintegrate his run for Senate seat as leaders from his own party had spoken against him in the past.
Questions rose later; would Republicans stick with their calls for Moore to resign or would they wait to see the outcome of the election (all the while backing Moore's campaign run) and then try to kick him out from the Senate or to try everything in order to avoid seating Moore in the U.S. senate.
They decided to take the President's side and get back into Moore's run for Alabama's senate seat prioritizing the Presidential approval of his own party as well as political power over potential criminal cases involving traumatic sexual misconduct experiences. Mitch McConnell had priorly warned Trump not to back Moore - saying it would get him in trouble and probably end with a loss for Republicans either way. He was right.
However Trump was convinced by Steve Bannon, who is seen as one of the most controversial figures to ever hold a position within the White House. Bannon campaigned for Moore and attacked Ivanka Trump, who he has been unfavorable of for the longest of time. Unlike if anyone else had attacked Ivanka, Trump let it be.
The President responded to Doug Jones' success in Alabama's victory hinting at the fact that write-ins may be the only reason that he didn't lose - which definitely isn't far-fetched. However he did congratulate Jones, saying "a win is a win".
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