Though President Trump has not formally endorsed Roy Moore, he makes an appearance in Moore's latest campaign ad released Wednesday.

The ad uses a brief video clip of Trump's Nov. 21 comments to reporters at the White House criticizing Moore's opponent, Democrat Doug Jones, in the Dec. 12 Alabama Senate special election.

The ad, titled "Contrast", touts Moore's positions on supporting a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, Second Amendment rights, tax cuts and conservative judges. It also opens with a photo of Jones together with 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The ad then switches to the video of Trump speaking to reporters as he departed the White House for a Thanksgiving vacation.

"And Doug Jones?" the ad's narrator said. "Well, we'll let President Trump tell you about Doug Jones."

The ad splices together Trump's comments on Jones.

"We don't need a liberal person in there," Trump said in ad. "Jones, I've looked at his record. It's terrible on crime. It's bad on the border, bad on the military, bad for the Second Amendment."

Those comments, made just outside the Oval Office on the White House South Lawn, were widely received as Trump giving his support to Moore, albeit indirectly. Prior to that, as Moore's campaign had been hounded by sexual assault allegations, Trump's position on the race was unclear.

Moore has repeatedly denied the allegations.

According to reports, Trump is foremost concerned with Republicans maintaining their majority in the Senate. If Jones won the Alabama seat, the GOP majority would be a narrow 51-49 heading into the 2018 midterm elections.

Attacking Jones, rather than directly supporting Moore, appears to be the approach Trump will take with less than two weeks left before the election, according to a Politico report on Wednesday.

The White House has said there are no plans for Trump to campaign for Moore in Alabama.

The full text of the ad:

"We have a clear choice on Dec. 12," the voiceover narration said. "A vote for Roy Moore means securing the border, defending the Second Amendment, tax cuts and conservative Supreme Court judges.

"And Doug Jones? Well, we'll let President Trump tell you about Doug Jones.

"We don't need a liberal person in there," Trump said in ad. "Jones, I've looked at his record. It's terrible on crime. It's bad on the border, bad on the military, bad for the Second Amendment."

"Roy Moore, the right choice," the voiceover narration said.

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