It appears President Trump has jumped the election gun.

In a tweet sent Tuesday night, Trump urged Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore to "win in the November" in his race against Democrat Doug Jones. The Senate election is Dec. 12.

The president offered a congratulatory tweet to Moore Tuesday after he handily defeated Republican challenger Luther Strange, who had been endorsed by Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The president had tweeted his support for Strange several times and made a personal appearance in Alabama on his behalf last week.

The tweet was later deleted and replaced with one containing a December date.

Congratulations to Roy Moore on his Republican Primary win in Alabama. Luther Strange started way back & ran a good race. Roy, WIN in Dec! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2017

Earlier in the week, Trump spoke to a Birmingham-based radio show and referred to Roy Moore as "Ray."

"Ray will have a hard time," the president said on the "Rick& Bubba Show." "If Luther wins, the Democrats will hardly fight. If Ray wins (Democrats) will pour in $30 million."

When corrected, Trump responded that it was "not a good sign" when the president doesn't know your name.

"I don't know that much about Roy Moore," Trump said, using the correct first name. "Roy Moore is going to have a very hard time getting elected against the Democrat. Against Luther, they won't even fight."