(CNN) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell changed his tone Sunday on whether he thought Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should be in the Senate, saying he would "let the people of Alabama make the call" in the state's special election December 12.

On ABC's "This Week," McConnell said that if Moore wins, the Senate Ethics Committee would have to consider the allegations against him.

"I think we're going to let the people of Alabama decide a week from Tuesday who they want to send to the Senate, and then we'll address the matter appropriately," McConnell said.

Referring to the committee, the Kentucky Republican added: "I'm confident they'll come up with the right conclusion."

Moore responded to McConnell's statements with a tweet Sunday night. "The people of Alabama have rejected you twice Mitch, on December 12th they will do it again," he wrote.