President Trump Reacts to Roy Moore Loss in Alabama Special Election
Democratic U.S. Senator-elect Doug Jones (L) and wife Louise Jones (R) greet supporters during his election night gathering at the Sheraton Hotel in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on “a hard fought victory,” after the Democrat beat Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election.
“The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Dec. 12.
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