--- title: Donald Trump to Speak After Roy Moore Defeat: Watch Online description: Trump had energetically supported Moore despite numerous allegations against Moore of sexual misconduct and harassment canonical: https://time.com/5062390/donald-trump-roy-moore-doug-jones-watch-online/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-13T15:12:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:33:16.670Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump to Speak for First Time Since Roy Moore Lost. 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Watch It Live twitter:description: He's expected to give his first public remarks since Doug Jones beat Roy Moore twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5667fee6690e7bf8/6988f4d30a4a2277659d10ac/donald-trump1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Is About to Speak for the First Time Since Roy Moore Lost in Alabama. Watch It Live by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 13, 2017 3:12 PM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 13, 2017 3:12 PM UTC President Donald Trump is set to speak Wednesday about [the Republican tax plan moving quickly through Congress](http://time.com/5061933/republican-tax-bill-corporate-rate/?xid=homepage), his first public remarks since [Republican Roy Moore suffered a devastating defeat to Democrat Doug Moore](http://time.com/5059673/alabama-special-election-results-2017-doug-jones/?xid=homepage) in the Alabama Senate race on Tuesday. Trump had energetically supported Moore despite [numerous allegations against Moore of sexual misconduct and harassment](http://time.com/5029172/roy-moore-accusers/), including with minors. Jones’ victory reduced the Republican majority in the Senate to just one seat, further imperiling Trump’s legislative agenda. Late on Tuesday night, Trump tweeted his congratulations to Jones “on a hard fought victory.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/940795587733151744) By Wednesday morning he was on the defensive, claiming he never thought Moore could win. Trump had originally endorsed Luther Strange over Moore in the Republican primary, but after Moore won, Trump threw his support behind the GOP nominee, [holding a rally in nearby Pensacola, Fla.](http://time.com/5057238/donald-trump-roy-moore-doug-jones-rally/), and [recording a robocall](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/13/trump-responds-alabama-senate-election-2017-294168) on his behalf. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/940904649728708609) Trump is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. E.T. 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