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Trump Boosts Roy Moore From Across State Lines

As Election Day in Alabama approaches, Trump makes it clear he’s all-in for Moore.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

PENSACOLA, Fla. — When it was announced, President  Trump’s decision to hold a rally here close to the Alabama border was seen as a coy way to stop just short of fully backing that state’s Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore—but his speech on Friday made it clear that his support is unequivocal.

“We want jobs, jobs, jobs, so get out and vote for Roy Moore,” Trump said about 40 minutes into his speech at the Pensacola Bay Center.

Trump had heard a man in the crowd yell “we want Roy Moore”—“he’s right,” Trump said.

“We cannot afford—this country,

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