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| Trump says he didn't think 'Roy Moore would be able to win election' after Alabama defeat | Trump says he didn't think 'Roy Moore would be able to win election' after Alabama defeat |
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| Donald Trump has claimed he never believed failed Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore could win in Alabama, saying the "deck was stacked against him". | Donald Trump has claimed he never believed failed Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore could win in Alabama, saying the "deck was stacked against him". |
| Mr Trump endorsed Mr Moore despite a number of sexual harassment allegations against the former Alabama justice. | |
| Ahead of the vote, the US president said Mr Moore "totally denied" the claims and told White House reporters they "have to listen to him, also". | Ahead of the vote, the US president said Mr Moore "totally denied" the claims and told White House reporters they "have to listen to him, also". |
| The President boosted Mr Moore's campaign on Saturday, saying: “Get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it. We cannot afford, the future of this country cannot afford to lose the seat." | The President boosted Mr Moore's campaign on Saturday, saying: “Get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it. We cannot afford, the future of this country cannot afford to lose the seat." |
| Shortly before polls opened on Tuesday, he said "the people of Alabama will do the right thing" and vote for Mr Moore. | |
| But, following Tuesday's Democrat victory in the conservative stronghold, the US President said he never thought Mr Moore could win. | But, following Tuesday's Democrat victory in the conservative stronghold, the US President said he never thought Mr Moore could win. |
| "The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election," the US President said in a Twitter post on Wednesday. | "The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election," the US President said in a Twitter post on Wednesday. |
| "I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!" | "I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!" |
| Mr Trump first backed Luther Strange, a former Alabama attorney general, in the Republican primary race for the Senate. | Mr Trump first backed Luther Strange, a former Alabama attorney general, in the Republican primary race for the Senate. |
| At a September rally, however, he expressed doubts about his selection, saying "I'll be honest, I might have made a mistake." | At a September rally, however, he expressed doubts about his selection, saying "I'll be honest, I might have made a mistake." |
| He added: “If his opponent wins, I’m going to be here campaigning like hell for him.” | He added: “If his opponent wins, I’m going to be here campaigning like hell for him.” |
| After Mr Moore defeated 64-year-old Mr Strange in the primary election, the US President fulfilled his promise and went on to give him his full backing. | |
| Democrat Doug Jones claimed victory over Mr Moore on Tuesday, meaning Alabama has its first Democratic senator since 1992. | |
| The win has nationwide consequences since it narrows the slim Republican majority in the Senate to 51-49. | |
| Democrats are seeking to build on anti-Trump sentiment to mount a challenge next year to Republican control of Congress. |