Trump Deletes Tweets Supporting Sen. Luther Strange After Runoff Loss

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Establishment-backed junior senator Luther Strange was defeated Tuesday by Republican Judge Roy Moore in the Alabama runoff election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions; and as of Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump has scrubbed his Twitter account of any Strange endorsements.

Trump first endorsed Strange last month. He also made a campaign appearance in Alabama Friday in an effort to rally voters ahead of the election. On Tuesday, Trump posted three tweets further endorsing Strange:

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However, all three tweets have been deleted. In their place are two tweets congratulating Moore:

The White House has not responded to request for comment on why the Strange tweets were deleted.

As for Moore, his victory does not bode well for the GOP establishment. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s super PAC sunk $10 million into Strange’s campaign, but the money couldn’t compete with Moore’s endorsement from former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.

However, Moore’s win admittedly puts a Republican Senate seat at risk: He now must face-off in the general election against Democrat Doug Jones, a lawyer and former U.S. attorney during President Bill Clinton’s administration. That risk factor was why Trump opted to throw his weight behind Strange – but clearly, the anti-establishment backlash among Republican voters is still going strong.

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