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Article snippet: PENSACOLA, Fla. — President Trump’s crowd was here in Florida on Friday night, but his audience was in Alabama. Just four days before a crucial special election for a Senate seat in Alabama, Mr. Trump again offered his unequivocal backing for the Republican nominee, Roy S. Moore, a candidate dogged by accusations from women, including one who was 14 at the time, that he had assaulted them or had inappropriate contact with them decades ago. Mr. Trump was about 45 minutes into his speech, though, before he even mentioned Mr. Moore. But when prompted to do so by a man in the crowd, the president quickly obliged. “This guy’s screaming, ‘We want Roy Moore,’” Mr. Trump said. “He’s right. How many people here are from the great state of Alabama?” Many cheered. The president also highlighted a discrepancy in the story of one Mr. Moore’s accusers and said voters should be wary of her lawyer, Gloria Allred. “The future of this country cannot afford to lose a seat in the very, very close United States Senate,” Mr. Trump said. “We can’t afford to have a liberal Democrat who is completely controlled by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. His name is Jones and he’s their total puppet,” a reference to Mr. Moore’s Democratic opponent, Doug Jones. “We need somebody in that Senate seat who will vote for our Make America Great Again agenda,” the president said, adding, “So get out and vote for Roy Moore.” Mr. Trump was less than 30 miles from the border with Alabama, which shares media... Link to the full article to read more