As I mentioned in the thread about these new allegations against Roy Moore, Republican Senators are being asked to weigh in on this by the media and they have quickly gotten a ton of responses.
McConnell was the first, saying that Moore should step down if these allegations are true:
BREAKING: "If these allegations are true, he must step aside," Senate Majority Leader McConnell says of Senate candidate Roy Moore after Washington Post report – @frankthorp https://t.co/0D7ez3N1Yt
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
McCain has also chimed in, and apparently he doesn’t even care if the allegations are true. He demands Roy Moore step aside:
BREAKING: Sen. McCain: "The allegations against Roy Moore are deeply disturbing and disqualifying. He should immediately step aside and allow the people of Alabama to elect a candidate they can be proud of."
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
Here are some other Republican responses from the Senate:
JUST IN: "If that's true, I don't believe there'd be any place for him in the United States Senate," Sen Shelby says of Senate candidate Roy Moore after Washington Post report – @kasie
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
“I’m horrified, and if it’s true, he should step down immediately," Sen. Murkowski says of allegations against Roy Moore.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
“If these allegations are found to be true, Roy Moore must drop out of the Alabama special Senate election," National Republican Senate Cmte. chairman says.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
"If there is any truth at all to these horrific allegations, Roy Moore should immediately step aside as a Senate candidate," Sen. Collins says.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
"There are very serious allegations and, if true, he should step down," Sen. Daines says of Roy Moore.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
If allegations against Roy Moore are true, "he absolutely should" step aside as a Senate candidate, Sen. Scott says.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
If allegations against Roy Moore are true, "he should seriously think about stepping aside," Sen. Rounds says.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
John Cornyn isn’t actually calling for Moore to step aside, like the others:
Sen. Cornyn says he finds allegations against Roy Moore to be "deeply disturbing and troubling," and "it's up to the governor and the folks in Alabama" to decide if he should step aside from the Senate race in the state.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 9, 2017
As an aside, the funniest tweet I’ve seen about this is…
In a shocking turn of events, the role of Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race will now be played by Christopher Plummer. pic.twitter.com/th7XFEokpV
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 9, 2017