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Article snippet: President Trump on Tuesday apparently began deleting his tweets supporting Sen. MORE (R-Ala.) in Alabama's Senate primary after Strange lost the race to former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore. Trump had tweeted about Strange several times in the days leading up to the primary, including the day of, but those tweets had disappeared as of Tuesday night. The deleted tweets included those he sent the night before the election and the day of the race. A project from ProPublica documents the deleted tweets. “Big election tomorrow in the Great State of Alabama. Vote for Senator Luther Strange, tough on crime & border — will never let you down!” read one of the deleted tweets. Older Trump tweets backing Strange remained live as of Tuesday evening. Trump tweeted congratulations to Moore on Tuesday night. The president had promised to back Moore if he won the race. Strange’s loss was also Trump’s first electoral defeat since taking office. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more