Roy Moore – the twice-removed Republican Alabama Chief Justice who lost a 2017 U.S. Senate race to Democrat Doug Jones – is throwing his cowboy hat in the ring for 2020.

Moore announced today he is running for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama. Moore joins fellow Republicans Rep. Bradley Byrne, state Rep. Arnold Mooney and former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville in seeking the nomination. Secretary of State John Merrill has also filed paperwork but has not made an official announcement.

Moore’s decision to reenter the race is controversial. His loss against Jones in a state considered a GOP stronghold came after allegations Moore has sexual contact with teenage girls in the 1970s when he was in his 30s, charges he denies.

In May, President Trump weighed in and urged Moore not to run, saying he cannot win the race.

Republicans cannot allow themselves to again lose the Senate seat in the Great State of Alabama. This time it will be for Six Years, not just Two. I have NOTHING against Roy Moore, and unlike many other Republican leaders, wanted him to win. But he didn’t, and probably won’t..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2019

Those sentiments were echoed Monday by Donald Trump Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

This is pure fake news. I can assure everyone that by running, Roy Moore is going against my father and he’s doing a disservice to all conservatives across the country in the process. https://t.co/pjfDKfoIO0 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 20, 2019

“He can do what he wants to, but we’re certainly going to oppose him in every way,” McConnell said.

Others in the Senate also weighed in:

“The people of Alabama are smarter than that,” said Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado. “They certainly didn’t choose him last time, why would they choose him this time?”

“Give me a break. This place has enough creepy old men,” Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, added.

One person who doesn’t seem upset at the prospect of a Moore candidacy is Jones himself.