Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), slammed President Trump on Monday for endorsing Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour refusal to acknowledge you\u2019ve just endorsed an alleged pedophile for the sake of \u2018a vote\u2019 tells me Roy Moore will be a Trump Puppet and America no longer has a moral compass under your \u2018leadership,\u2019\u201d Steele wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\nYour refusal to acknowledge you\u2019ve just endorsed an alleged pedophile for the sake of \u201ca vote\u201d tells me Roy Moore will be a Trump Puppet and America no longer has a moral compass under your \u201cleadership\u201d. https:\/\/t.co\/iRhJb69rpJ<\/p>\n
\u2014 Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) December 4, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Steele was referencing Trump\u2019s Monday morning endorsement of Moore, in which the president said the Senate needs his vote.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDemocrats’\u00a0refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
The president had previously hedged on supporting Moore amid the Alabama Republican\u2019s sexual misconduct scandal, but had maintained that Republicans could not afford to lose the seat.<\/p>\n
Moore, who has been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal for nearly a month, has remained defiant in the face of accusations, which include that he made inappropriate sexual advances toward teenage\u00a0girls. Moore has denied the allegation that in 1979 he initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl, but admitted in an interview after the first set of accusations that he may have dated women in their later teens at that point in his life.<\/p>\n
Moore\u2019s campaign and the White House on Monday both confirmed that Trump called Moore to express his support for the former judge\u2019s Senate bid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The RNC, after previously severing fundraising ties with Moore\u2019s campaign, reinstated the partnership on Monday after Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n
Moore is slated to face off against Democrat Doug Jones on Dec. 12 for the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsMcCabe, Rosenstein spar over Russia probe Rosenstein takes fire from Republicans in heated testimony Rosenstein defends Mueller appointment, role on surveillance warrants MORE.<\/p>\n