White House Watch: Is Trump Getting Ready to Weigh in on Roy Moore?

President Trump came home from his Asia trip with a significant political conundrum on his hands: What to do about Roy Moore. For days, the White House has been publicly cautious in rendering any judgment on the credible sexual misconduct allegations against Moore, even as Republican senators and party organizations have backed away from the judge’s campaign. (The latest to withdrawal is the Trump-aligned Republican National Committee, which quietly pulled out of its fundraising pact with Moore.)

Privately, the White House has been in a holding pattern until Trump’s return.