WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump endorsed Alabama Republican Rep. Martha Roby for re-election, regardless of her having publicly withdrawn her endorsement for him in the course of the 2016 election.
Congresswoman Martha Roby of Alabama has been a constant and dependable vote for our Make America Great Again Agenda. She is in a Republican Primary run-off in opposition to a current cy Pelosi voting Democrat. I totally endorse Martha for Alabama 2nd Congressional District!
— Donald J. Trump (@actualDonaldTrump) June 22, 2018
Roby withdrew her endorsement days earlier than the election after watching "Access Hollywood" tapes that she mentioned confirmed that Trump was an "unacceptable" candidate to guide the nation.
"I cannot look my children in the eye and justify a vote for a man who promotes and boasts about s3xually assaulting women," Roby mentioned in 2016.
a news outlet experiences after the election, Roby met with Trump within the Oval Office the place she "looked the president in the eye and told him I was with him."
But former Congressman Bobby Bright (R-AL), who misplaced in opposition to Roby in a run-off election, says she is insufficiently supportive of Trump.
"Her eight-year voting record in Congress has proven to be unreliable for the conservative cause," the Montgomery Advertiser quoted Bright.
Meanwhile, Roby, who's pro-life, says she "will not stop to do what is necessary to protect the lives of the unborn."
The Susan B. Anthony List has endorsed Roby, who's a member of the Congressional Pro-life Caucus and in addition co-sponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.