Trump Jr. warns Roy Moore against making another Senate run
May 29, 2019
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If Roy Moore wants to help the conservative movement, the best thing he can do is retire from politics, according to Donald Trump, Jr.
The president’s eldest son slammed the failed Alabama Senate candidate Tuesday after Moore teased interest in a 2020 run, telling him: “It’s time to ride off into the sunset, Judge.”
“Like last time?”
Moore’s 2017 Senate bid fell apart after accusations of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls emerged against the former Alabama Supreme Court judge. The accusations, and Moore’s devastating defeat in a reliably Republican state, made the judge into a political pariah.
But Moore apparently hasn’t made peace with his election loss. On Tuesday, the former judge tweeted that fellow Alabama Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne, a potential primary rival, was “worried” that Moore would beat Jones in a rematch.
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Byrne told The Hill: “I think people are very concerned that we Republicans lost a U.S. Senate seat because [Moore] was our nominee in 2017, and we don’t need to do that again.”
Moore responded by suggesting that Byrne was “worried” because “he knows that if I run I will beat Doug Jones.”
That’s when Trump Jr. fired back, telling Moore he was “literally the only candidate” who could lose in solidly Republican Alabama.
You mean like last time? You’re literally the only candidate who could lose a GOP seat in pro-Trump, pro-USA ALABAMA. Running for office should never become a business model. If you actually care about #MAGA more than your own ego, it's time to ride off into the sunset, Judge.
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Moore has shown interest in running again on other occasions. He said in January that he had “no doubt” the election was stolen from him, and earlier this month, the judge admitted he was “strongly considering” another run.
“I’m still praying about it and talking to people, my family, my wife and I’m strongly considering it,” Moore told the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party has pushed back against Moore. President Donald Trump, who endorsed Moore’s failed general election bid, warned Moore on Wednesday that he “cannot win” and that the consequences of a Moore campaign would be “devastating.”
...If Alabama does not elect a Republican to the Senate in 2020, many of the incredible gains that we have made during my Presidency may be lost, including our Pro-Life victories. Roy Moore cannot win, and the consequences will be devastating....Judges and Supreme Court Justices!
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Moore faced off with Jones to fill the seat vacated by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. President Trump initially endorsed Moore’s primary rival, Luther Strange, then backed Moore in his general election, only to walk back his support upon Moore’s loss, declaring he was “right” to support Strange because he knew Moore couldn’t win.
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