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RNC reinstates support for Moore after Trump endorsement | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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Article snippet: The Republican National Committee is reinstating its support of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore after initially cutting ties over allegations of sexual misconduct, two sources confirmed to The Hill Monday. Breitbart News first reported that the RNC had decided to step back into the race just hours after President Trump fully endorsed the controversial candidate. "We can confirm our involvement in the Alabama Senate race," an RNC official told The Hill. A second source close to the RNC told The Hill that "the Breitbart story is real.”  Trump endorsed Moore in a tweet to his millions of followers, as well as in a follow-up call aboard Air Force One, in which the president said, "Go get 'em, Roy." The RNC's change of heart comes after it and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the party's Senate campaign arm, announced last month that they would not support Moore even after Trump stood by him. The two GOP campaign groups cut ties with Moore in October, halting their financial and field support for his bid as a chorus of Republican lawmakers called on him to step aside. Their decision to break ties with Moore came after a handful of women alleged that he made unwanted sexual advances while they were underaged and he was in his 30's. The youngest of the women says she was just 14 at the time. Early Monday, Trump backed Moore, saying his vote is needed to push the Republican agenda in narrowly GOP-controlled Senate. "The President had a positive ca... Link to the full article to read more

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