Trump, Senate GOP at odds over Roy Moore

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Senate Republicans are at odds with President Trump over Roy Moore and the Alabama Senate race.

Trump broke more than a week of silence on Tuesday by raising doubt about the allegations of sexual misconduct facing Moore, contradicting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Senate Republicans.

Trump pushed back on a reporter who asked how he felt about electing a “child molester” by noting that Moore “totally denies it.”

The Alabama Republican became embroiled in scandal after The Washington Post reported that he initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32.

Several other women have come forward to accuse Moore of inappropriate sexual advances that happened when they were teenagers.

“He says it didn’t happen, ”Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. “You have to listen to him, also.”

That’s not what McConnell wanted to hear, according to sources close to the Senate GOP leadership. 

McConnell is worried that Moore will drag down Republican candidates in 2018, which is shaping up to be a tough year for the GOP, and will hurt the party’s brand.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/361633-trump-senate-gop-at-odds-over-roy-moore?rnd=1511395433

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1. This article is factually wrong

Trump was entirely predictable in expressing his doubt about the credibility of Moore's accusers. He did nothing to raise any actual doubt about their credibility.