WASHINGTON — Roy Moore, the former Alabama State Supreme Court justice who is now the Republican nominee for Senate in the state's special election this December, said he spoke to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after defeating the incumbent senator in the primary last month.
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Alabama's controversial Senate candidate says he has spoken to McConnell about the tough race ahead
Moore spoke at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, where he said he has spoken with some of the Senate leadership after winning the GOP primary last month.
At the Values Voter Summit on Friday, Moore said he has spoken to McConnell once, telling him that it would be a "hard campaign."
Moore's aide then got testy with reporters and barred further questions before exiting the event space.
A spokesperson for McConnell was not immediately available for comment.
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Moore routinely cited McConnell as a primary foe and obstacle to a more conservative agenda while on the campaign trail to defeat Sen. Luther Strange in the Republican primary in September.
On Thursday, Moore told Newsmax's John Gizzi that he would not back McConnell as the majority leader if he has a vote in the Senate.
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And while McConnell endorsed Moore following his victory over Strange, who was backed by both the majority leader and President Donald Trump, the McConnell-linked Senate Leadership Fund will not spend any more money in the Alabam special election.
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