Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told CNN Tuesday he is going to campaign for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore at a rally in the state next week, making a strong show of support for the embattled Republican a week before the special election. The announcement came hours after The Associated Press reported that Bannon, who had not campaigned for Moore since days before the Sept. 26 Republican runoff, had no plans to campaign for Moore. Bannon associates had told The Associated Press that Bannon was not planning to return to Alabama before the Dec. 12 election. A person close to Bannon confirmed to The Associated Press the former Trump strategist's plan to campaign for Moore. Moore's campaign is the opening battle in what Bannon has described as his war on the Republican establishment.

Source: Economic Times November 29, 2017 03:45 UTC