Trump expected to campaign in Pensacola ahead of Alabama special election

President Donald Trump is planning to make another trip to Pensacola just days ahead of the special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.

The Washington Post reported Thursday night that Trump would be holding a campaign-style rally in Pensacola on Dec. 8 — four days before the election in Alabama.

Moore, the twice-removed Alabama Supreme Court chief justice, is running for the typically safe Republican seat, but is facing a tough challenge from Democratic nominee Doug Jones after several women said Moore made sexual advances toward them while they were teenagers and Moore was in his 30s.

The Associated Press is reporting that Trump's "Make America Great Rally" will be held at the Pensacola Bay Center. The story cites a person familiar with the planning who was unauthorized to discuss the president's movements publicly.

Cyndee Pennington, general manager for the Bay Center, told the News Journal on Thursday night that she was not aware of a visit by the president. But she said the Bay Center would be open to hosting Trump for a third time.

During the 2016 campaign, Trump visited Pensacola three times. He made two stops at the Bay Center and spoke once at the Hunter Amphitheater in Community Maritime Park.

Right now, the Pensacola Ice Flyers are scheduled to play on Dec. 8 at the Bay Center, according to the center's website.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters this week that Trump would not have time to campaign for Moore.

Pensacola shares a television media market with Mobile, Alabama, and downtown Pensacola is less than 15 miles from the Alabama state line.