Embattled Senate hopeful Roy Moore answered demands he step aside in the Alabama election with more defiance Monday, threatening to sue the Washington Post for publishing “fake news” and calling for his fellow Republican and chief critic Mitch McConnell to leave his post as Senate majority leader.
“I think he should step aside,” McConnell told reporters in his home state of Kentucky.
McConnell said after the allegations were published last week that Moore should quit the race if the allegations are true. However, he also said Monday in Louisville: “I believe the women.”
This weekend, Moore, who on Dec. 12 will compete in a special general election for the seat, accused the paper of having a “political agenda” and vowed in the coming days to unmask those behind it.
“Why now?” he asked Saturday during an event in Alabama, his first public appearance since the allegations were reported last Thursday. “The Democrats know the importance of this election. They see it as a prelude to the 2018 races. … They are desperate. This is a prime example of fake news.”
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