Donald Trump has tweeted his election-day support of Senate candidate Roy Moore, urging Alabama residents to vote for the accused child sex abuser and claiming his opponent is "pro-abortion".
"The people of Alabama will do the right thing," Mr Trump tweeted. "Doug Jones is Pro-Abortion, weak on Crime, Military and Illegal Immigration, Bad for Gun Owners and Veterans and against the WALL. Jones is a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet."
He added: "Roy Moore will always vote with us. VOTE ROY MOORE!"
Alabama voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a special election for a Senator from their state. The election has been a contentious one, in which child sex abuse allegations have put Mr Moore, a Republican, at a disadvantage in the traditionally red state. Mr Moore denies the allegations.
Mr Moore's campaign has regularly emphasised his Democratic opponent's support for abortion rights – something a majority of Alabamians do not support. Mr Jones' campaign page states that he will "defend a woman’s right to choose and stand with Planned Parenthood". He previously came out against banning abortion after 20 weeks, but has since walked that back.
Mr Moore told Breitbart News that his opponent "goes to the extreme" on abortion rights, deeming him an "ultra-liberal" on the issue.
"He is ultra-liberal on abortion. He is ultra-liberal on immigration. He is ultra-liberal on many things," Mr Moore said. "And we’ve got to either bring back conservativism or we will lose it all together.”
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