Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal for weeks, on Monday thanked President Trump for his endorsement.

“Thankful for President Trump's support. The America First agenda will #MAGA,” Moore wrote on Twitter.

“Can't wait to help him #DrainTheSwamp. #ALSEN.”

Thankful for President Trump's support.



The America First agenda will #MAGA. Can't wait to help him #DrainTheSwamp.#ALSEN https://t.co/pYu9h7TYVN — Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) December 4, 2017

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Trump endorsed Moore early Monday on Twitter after previously hedging about whether he would support the embattled former judge.

“Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama,” Trump said.

“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!” he added, referring to Moore’s opponent, Democrat Doug Jones, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiTrump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance Overnight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerJacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee CNN's Toobin: Democrats are 'wimps' who won't 'have the guts' to add Supreme Court seats Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' MORE (D-N.Y.).

Trump in the preceding weeks had been cryptic when asked about Moore, but argued Republicans could not afford to lose the Senate seat to a Democrat.

Moore has remained defiant in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, including that he initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in 1979, when he would have been 32. His campaign has argued the accusations are politically motivated.

Moore has denied the allegations, but admitted in an interview later that he may have dated teenagers at that point in his life.

While many Senate Republicans revoked their endorsements of Moore after the accusations came to light, GOP lawmakers in recent days have signaled that his fate lies in the hands of Alabama voters.

Moore is slated to face off against Jones in the Dec. 12 special election for the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE.