U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the candidate to argue that his vote is needed in Congress. Trump tweeted early Monday that "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama." Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. Moore's campaign said Trump called Moore a "fighter" and expressed his eagerness to have Moore fighting for his agenda in Washington. A photo composite shows Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Roy Moore, flanked in the centre by two people who accused him of sexual misconduct when they were teens and Moore was in his 30s.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2017 13:41 UTC