Doug Jones said Sunday that President Donald should not resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations.

Alabama's newly minted U.S. Senator-elect made the comments on the CNN morning show "State of the Union" Sunday.

"Those allegations were made before the election, and so people had an opportunity to judge before that election," Jones said on the TV program, referencing the 2016 presidential election, according to Politico.

"We need to move on and not get distracted by those issues. Let's get on with the real issues that are facing the people of this country right now."

The remarks come just several days after Jones, a Democrat, bested Republican nominee Roy Moore in a hotly contested Senate race that saw many Alabamians choosing not to vote for Moore because of multiple accusations that he engaged sexual misconduct with teenage girls.

A growing list of U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Trump to resign from the presidency as the accusations against him have received renewed scrutiny as figures from film mogul Harvey Weinstein to Sen. Al Franken have fallen from grace due to allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.