>>> HERE IS WHAT ACCUSED CHILD MOLESTIC ROY MOORE HAD TO SAY
ABOUT DONALD TRUMP’S POSSIBLE
SUPPORT OF HIS NEW REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE IN ALABAMA.
>> I SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP.
I’LL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WHETHER HE VOTES FOR ME OR NOT,
WE’LL SEE.
WE’LL SEE. I’M SURE HE WILL.
WHEN I GET INTO GENERAL
ELECTION.
ELECTION. >>> JOINING US NOW THE DEMOCRAT
RUNNING FOR REELECTION IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION IN ALABAMA,
SENATOR DOUG JONES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT
IN FACT I APPRECIATE IT.
>> MY PLEASURE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> ROY MOORE THINKS DONALD TRUMP
IS GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM.
I GUESS -- I’M GOING TO
GENEROUSLY TAKE THAT TO MEAN
SUPPORT HIM, I THINK EVEN ROY
MOORE KNOWS DONALD TRUMP ISN’T
REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ALABAMA.
>> ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT, BUT I
DON’T KNOW WHAT ONE CAN ASSUME.
ONE WOULD ASSUME HE WOULD
ULTIMATELY THROW HIS SUPPORT TO
HIM.
HIM. >> AND IF IT GOT DOWN TO A
GENERAL ELECTION, IF HE SURVIVES
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES WHICH
HE’LL HAVE A STRONG CHANCE OF
DOING LIKE HE DID LAST TIME, DO
YOU BELIEVE DONALD TRUMP WILL
ONCE AGAIN BE STANDING IN FRONT
OF RALLY AUDIENCES SAYING YOU’VE
GOT TO VOTE FOR ROY MOORE?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK HE
PROBABLY WOULD.
PROBABLY WOULD. I MEAN, AT THIS POINT HE DID IT
THE LAST TIME.
AND COMING ON THE HEELS OF THOSE
ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS. I THINK HE PROBABLY WOULD DO
THAT.
THAT. I MEAN, I THINK JUDGE MOORE HAS
GOT -- I HE’S GOT TO GET THROUGH
A TOUGH PRIMARY.
SENATOR McCONNELL IS GOING TO
THROW A TON OF MONEY AT THIS
RACE.
RACE. HE MADE IT CLEAR HE’S GOING TO
THROW AS MUCH MONEY THAT WILL
RIVAL THE DEFENSE BUDGET WE HAVE
COMING UP IN THE NEXT YEAR.
IT’S GOING TO BE A TOUGH RACE
AND A DIVISIVE, EXPENSIVE RACE.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH.
ULTIMATELY, I THINK WHAT WE SAW
IN THE LAST ELECTION WAS
ULTIMATELY THE PRESIDENT PUT HIS
PARTY BEFORE DIGNITY AND
CIVILITY AND RESPECT.
AND SO I’LL PROBABLY EXPECT HIM
TO DO THAT AGAIN.
THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE I
WOULDN’T EXPECT DONALD TRUMP TO
BE IN ALABAMA VERY MUCH IN THE
LAST 30, 60 DAYS OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. IF HE’S IN ALABAMA, HE’S IN
TROUBLE NATIONWIDE.
TROUBLE NATIONWIDE. >> LET’S LISTEN TO THIS ROY
MOORE SAID ABOUT WHY HE’S
DECIDED TO RUN FOR SENATE ONCE
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> YOUR REPUTATION WENT THROUGH
A LOT.
A LOT. IN 2017, WHY SUBJECT YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY TO THAT AGAIN?
>> WELL, THAT’S PART OF WHAT I
BELIEVE ABOUT GOD.
I PRAYED FOR GOD’S WILL.
I GOT IT.
I GOT IT. SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, GOD MEANS
YOU TO SUFFER AS DID HIS SON.
I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST PART OF
GOD’S WILL.
GOD’S WILL. >> SENATOR, HE BELIEVES HIS
CAMPAIGN IS GOD’S WILL.
>> WELL, THAT’S OKAY FOR HIM TO
BELIEVE THAT.
BELIEVE THAT. THERE’S PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT BELIEVE THAT THE LAST TIME
THAT GOD VOTED FOR DOUG.
WE’LL SEE HOW THIS GOES THIS
TIME.
TIME. I MEAN, YOU CANNOT BASE -- YOU
CAN’T BASE YOUR CAMPAIGN ON JUST
SIMPLY DIVINE INTERVENTION.
YOU GOT TO GET OUT THERE AND
WORK.
WORK. YOU GOT TO TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE
SOME RESPECT AND DIGNITY.
ROY MOORE TRIED TO DO THAT THE
LAST TIME AND THE PEOPLE OF
ALABAMA REJECTED THAT.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THEY DIDN’T WANT A THROWBACK
FROM THE PAST.
THEY WANT TO GO FORWARD.
I THINK THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE
GOING TO HAVE THIS YEAR.
THEY WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY WHO
HAS WORKED HARD FOR THEM ON THE
KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES WE TALKED
ABOUT IN 2017.
JOBS, THE ECONOMY.
HEALTH CARE IS STILL GOING TO BE
A BIG ISSUE IN ALABAMA.
>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE
TRUMP TARIFFS IN ALABAMA.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF FOREIGN
COMPANIES THAT DO AUTOMOBILE
MANUFACTURING IN ALABAMA, HONDA,
MERCEDES-BENZ, I BELIEVE, MAYBE
A COUPLE OTHERS.
HOW ARE THE TRUMP TARIFF PLAYING
IN ALABAMA?
IN ALABAMA? >> WELL, THEY’RE BEGINNING TO
FEEL EFFECTS.
FEEL EFFECTS. BUSINESSES LEFT AND RIGHT ARE
FEELING THE EFFECTS.
AND THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY MAKES NO
BONES ABOUT THE FACT THAT
THEY’RE CONCERNED.
THEY’RE CONCERNED. WE’VE MOVED NOW WITH AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY FROM BEING CONCERNED
ABOUT THE TARIFFS TO NOW JUST
THE UNCERTAINTY.
THE UNCERTAINTY. THE PRESIDENT’S BEEN SITTING ON
A REPORT SINCE FEBRUARY ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THESE TARIFFS,
THESE BMWs AND MERCEDES-BENZ ARE
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS.
WE HAD A NOMINEE FROM THE
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT IN FRONT OF
THE BANKING COMMITTEE THE OTHER
DAY.
DAY. NO ONE WILL TELL US.
NO ONE WILL LET CONGRESS SEE
THAT REPORT.
THAT REPORT. AND HE’S POSTPONED IT AGAIN.
THE UNCERTAINTY IS HURTING JUST
AS MUCH AS THE TARIFFS ARE AT
THIS DAY AND AGE.
OUR FARMERS ARE BEGINNING TO
HURT.
HURT. THE THREATENED TARIFFS WITH
MEXICO THE OTHER WAY WHEN WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT MIXING
TARIFFS AND TRADE WITH
IMMIGRATION POLICY HAD A LOT OF
BUSINESSES IN ALABAMA VERY, VERY
CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. AND THEY’RE CERTAINLY RELIEVED
NOW THE TARIFFS ARE NOT ON
THERE, BUT WHEN THE PRESIDENT
SAYS THEY’RE STILL ON THE TABLE,
THAT MAKES FOR SOME VERY
UNSETTLING BUSINESS DECISIONS
THAT HAVE TO BE MADE GOING
FORWARD.
FORWARD. CREDIT DECISIONS.
CREDIT DECISIONS. YOU NAME IT.
ALABAMA IS AN EXPORTING STATE.
WE DEPEND ON TRADE.
AND THIS NEEDS TO GET OVER WITH
QUICKLY, AND I’D LIKE TO SEE
MORE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE AISLE SPEAKING OUT.
THIS TRADE WAR WITH CHINA NEEDS
TO END?
TO END? .
. >> WHAT WILL BE YOUR NUMBER ONE,
NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN THIS
CAMPAIGN AND WHAT DO YOU THINK
ROY MOORE’S NUMBER ONE ISSUE
WILL BE?
WILL BE? >> WELL, APPARENTLY ROY IS JUST
NOTHING BUT RELIGION.
THAT’S ALL HE’S EVER RUN ON WAS
HIS RELIGION.
HIS RELIGION. AND THAT’S FINE.
IF THAT’S WHAT ALL HE WANTS TO
RUN ON, BUT THE FACT IS I THINK
GENERALLY I WOULD SAY THE NUMBER
ONE ISSUE RIGHT NOW IN ALABAMA
IS STILL HEALTH CARE.
ALABAMA IS STILL A PRETTY
UNHEALTHY STATE.
UNHEALTHY STATE. WE’RE A POOR STATE.
ALABAMA DID NOT EXPAND MEDICAID
WHEN THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO IT.
DO IT. AND I’VE BEEN TRYING TO PREACH
THAT LEFT AND RIGHT.
IT WOULD BRING IN BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO THE STATE.
IT WOULD BET HEALTH CARE TO
ABOUT 360,000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE.
IT WOULD BE A HUGE BOON FOR THE
ECONOMY, AND SENATOR WARNER AND
I HAVE A BILL THAT ALLOWS STATES
TO GET THE THREE YEARS OF 100%
REIMBURSEMENT.
REIMBURSEMENT. PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE
THE AFFORDABLE CARE IS.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO
DISMANTLE.
DISMANTLE. WE HAVE THE LAWSUIT PENDING IN
TEXAS.
TEXAS. PEOPLE WITH PREEXISTING
CONDITIONS IN ALABAMA AND THAT’S
PROBABLY CLOSE TO 1 MILLION
PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 65 ARE
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE ACA IS
RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HEALTH CARE AND THE ABILITY TO
HAVE RURAL HEALTH CARE IS A
DRIVING ISSUE IN ALABAMA.
PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR RURAL
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES LEFT AND