President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning tweeted about Democrat Doug Jones' special election victory in Alabama and took shots at Republican candidate Roy Moore.
Trump congratulated Jones on Tuesday night, and early the next morning, said he was right in predicting Moore wouldn't be able to win the general election.
Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
Trump endorsed incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R., Ala.) in his primary runoff against Moore, but Moore, the candidate backed by former White House strategist Steve Bannon, prevailed.
Trump then endorsed Moore in the weeks before the Dec. 12 election while Moore faced allegations of past sexual misconduct.
Trump added later Wednesday morning that the Republican Party needs to have "GREAT" candidates in order to win more seats and increase the Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If last night’s election proved anything, it proved that we need to put up GREAT Republican candidates to increase the razor thin margins in both the House and Senate.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017