"We need to move on and not get distracted by those issues," Alabama Democrat Sen.-elect Doug Jones said. | Brynn Anderson/AP Photo Jones doesn't think Trump should resign over harassment allegations

Alabama Sen.-elect Doug Jones broke with some members of his own Democratic Party on Sunday by refusing to call for President Donald Trump to step down over sexual harassment allegations.

“Those allegations were made before the election, and so people had an opportunity to judge before that election,” Jones said on CNN's "State of the Union," referring to the 2016 presidential contest.


“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," he added.

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Cory Booker of New Jersey and some other congressional Democrats have called for Trump to resign over allegations by at least 16 women that he engaged in sexual misconduct.

In last Tuesday's special election in Alabama, Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore, who was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior toward teenage girls while he was in his 30s.