Trump is set to campaign Friday night for Sen. Luther Strange, who next week faces former judge Roy Moore in a Republican runoff for the seat formerly held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. But Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, released a statement through Moore's campaign Friday praising the twice-removed former state Supreme Court justice. "Judge Moore is a fine man of proven character and integrity, who I have come to respect over the years," Carson said in the statement. He is truly someone who reflects the Judeo-Christian values that were so important to the establishment of our country. A sitting Cabinet secretary breaking with the President on a Senate race is highly unusual -- and even more so in Alabama, where Strange has made loyalty to Trump the premise of his campaign.

Source: CNN September 22, 2017 22:18 UTC