White House struggles to explain Trump’s silence on Moore allegations

The following article by Sarah Kaplan was posted on the Washington Post website November 19, 2017:

President Trump is ignoring the women who have accused him and Senate candidate Roy Moore of harassment or assault, but attacking Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

Amid a growing number of sexual harassment allegations against Roy Moore, White House officials tried to walk a fine line — acknowledging the seriousness of the allegations without outright calling for the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama to step down.

Nine women have accused Moore of a range of inappropriate conduct, including pursuing them when they were teenagers, groping and assault. Continue reading “White House struggles to explain Trump’s silence on Moore allegations”