UPDATE: Monday Dec. 4, Trump formally endorsed Moore:

Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2017

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will hold a campaign-style rally in Pensacola next Friday, just as voters in nearby Alabama head to the polls in the Roy Moore-Doug Jones Senate battle.

Just three days ago, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump would not campaign in Alabama on Moore's behalf, reports the Associated Press.

The Make America Great Again rally will be held Pensacola Bay Center. Nearby Mobile, Ala., is in the same TV market.

The Alabama Senate election is Dec. 12.

While Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving, he effectively endorsed Moore.

"The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S. Senate is a Schumer/Pelosi puppet who is WEAK on Crime, WEAK on the Border, Bad for our Military and our great Vets, Bad for our 2nd Amendment, AND WANTS TO RAISES TAXES TO THE SKY. Jones would be a disaster!," Trump wrote on Twitter.