--- title: Trump Says ‘We Need Moore’ Despite Molestation Allegations description: Trump effectively endorsed embattled Republican Alabama senate race candidate Roy Moore, despite sexual misconduct allegations against Moore canonical: https://time.com/5047360/donald-trump-we-need-roy-moore-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ author: Billy Perrigo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-04T12:33:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:53:11.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: ‘We Need Roy Moore.’ President Trump Endorses Moore Despite Sexual Misconduct Allegations og:description: Moore has been accused of molesting a 14 year old girl when he was 32. og:url: https://time.com/5047360/donald-trump-we-need-roy-moore-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf126c4c50de65e7f/6988f3768fd2ee0353359d93/gettyimages-853873540.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Alabama GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore Holds Campaign Event In Fairhope, Alabama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ‘We Need Roy Moore.’ President Trump Endorses Moore Despite Sexual Misconduct Allegations twitter:description: Moore has been accused of molesting a 14 year old girl when he was 32. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf126c4c50de65e7f/6988f3768fd2ee0353359d93/gettyimages-853873540.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'We Need Roy Moore.' President Trump Endorses Moore Despite Sexual Misconduct Allegations ## Video: 'We Don't Need a Liberal Person in There.' President Trump Stands By Roy Moore [Watch (HLS stream): 'We Don't Need a Liberal Person in There.' President Trump Stands By Roy Moore](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SDiZ8Ztd.m3u8) (0:58)  _Published 2017-11-21. President Donald Trump discounted allegations of sexual assault against Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore and said Tuesday that voters should not support Moore’s “liberal” rival._  by [Billy Perrigo](https://time.com/author/billy-perrigo/)  ## Billy Perrigo Correspondent Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:53 PM UTCPublished: Dec 4, 2017 12:33 PM UTC  Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, speaks at a campaign rally in Fairhope, Alabama. Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, speaks at a campaign rally in Fairhope, Alabama.Scott Olson—Getty Images  by [Billy Perrigo](https://time.com/author/billy-perrigo/)  ## Billy Perrigo Correspondent Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:53 PM UTCPublished: Dec 4, 2017 12:33 PM UTC Donald Trump has effectively endorsed the embattled Republican candidate Roy Moore in the Alabama senate race, despite multiple allegations that Moore sexually harassed underage girls, which he denies. “Democrats \[sic\] refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama,” Trump tweeted early Monday morning. “We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/937641904338063361) The White House confirmed later on Monday that Trump is endorsing Moore. “The President had a positive call with Judge Roy Moore during which they discussed the state of the Alabama Senate race and the President endorsed Judge Moore’s campaign,” said White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah. Moore has been accused of molesting a 14 year old girl when he was 32\. Since the initial story was broken by the Washington _Post_, [several more women](http://time.com/5029172/roy-moore-accusers/) have come out to say Moore pursued relationships with them when they were between the ages of 16-18. A [majority of Republicans in Alabama](http://time.com/5046991/71-percent-of-alabama-republicans-dont-believe-claims-against-roy-moore/), 71%, say they believe the allegations against Moore are false, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll. A victory for Moore’s Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, would reduce the Republican majority in the senate to 51-49. Moore has also said that [homosexuality is equivalent to beastality](http://time.com/5025965/roy-moore-lgbtq-beliefs/), and should be criminalized. Alabama goes to the polls on Dec. 12. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5047360/donald-trump-we-need-roy-moore-sexual-misconduct-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5047360/donald-trump-we-need-roy-moore-sexual-misconduct-allegations/"},"headline":"'We Need Roy Moore.' 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