CNN features clock tracking Trump’s response to Moore allegations

CNN’s politics website now features a clock tracking President Trump’s promise to address the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R).

The clock, located about halfway down the front page of CNN’s Politics section is titled:  “Has Trump weighed in on Moore yet?” 

The clock is tracking the time since Trump returned from his 12-day trip across Asia, during which he promised to comment on the allegations facing Moore once he returned to the U.S.

“I’ll have further comment as we go down the road,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force Once last week when asked about Moore. “I have to get back into the country to see what’s happening.”

{mosads}Trump also said he was sticking by the previous White House statement on Moore that was made during the trip.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at the time that Trump does not believe “a mere allegation” from many years ago should “destroy a person’s life.” 

“However, the president also believes that if these allegations are true, Judge Moore will do the right thing and step aside,” she said. 

Trump returned from his Asia trip earlier this week and has tweeted on numerous topics, including sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). However, he has remained silent on the allegations facing Moore.

Multiple women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct in recent weeks, including one woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 16 and another who said Moore initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 and he was 32.

Moore has repeatedly denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated.

Republican leaders in Congress have called on Moore to exit the race, and the Republican National Committee cut off fundraising ties to Moore’s campaign this week.

But Trump’s White House has not called for Moore to drop out of the race, saying “the people of Alabama need to make the decision” about Moore, “not the president.”