'WTF': Twitter left cringing after pro-Trump group sends 12-year-old girl to interview Roy Moore
Twitter slammed the video as "tone-deaf" and "cringeworthy" in light of the sexual allegations levied against Moore.
A Donald Trump-supporting super PAC sent a 12-year-old girl to interview Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore for a campaign video, and Twitter couldn't stop cringing. America First Project, a pro-Trump advocacy group founded by Breitbart staffers, posted a video of Millie March interviewing the embattled candidate about his campaign this week.
The 12-year-old first rose to fame last year as a vocal supporter of Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign.
"We decided that we were going to bring Millie to Alabama, after everything that's happened in this Alabama Senate race up until this point," America First Project's Jennifer Lawrence said towards the beginning of the video, adding that they hoped to show there are a "wide range of people who support Roy Moore."
During the interview at Alabama GOP headquarters, March opened by asking Moore whether he would support Trump in building the US-Mexico border wall.
"I think the military can be used down with the border patrol... and stop illegal aliens coming across the border," Moore answered. "If we need to stop it permanently, we build the wall, and I think it would be not an inexpensive way to do it."
When asked about what he believes are the most important issues to voters in Alabama, he replied religious liberty, health care and taxes.
Moore was also asked about what he thinks are the characteristics of a "really, really good Senator" to which he responded: "Following the constitution and adhering to principle."
"You're there to serve the people," Moore said. "A lot of the issues that I stand for would be for the food of the country."
Twitter, on the other hand, heavily criticised the video as "tone-deaf" and "cringeworthy" in light of the sexual allegations levied against Moore. Multiple women have come forward in recent months accusing Moore of sexually assaulting or harassing them, some of whom said the incidents took place when they were just teenagers.
Moore has denied the allegations and dismissed calls for him to step down from the race. Despite the fierce backlash, President Donald Trump has endorsed Moore saying "Roy Moore denies it" and encouraged people to get out and vote for him.
Social media users, however, were unforgiving in their criticism of the campaign video.
"Who, in what alternate universe, thought this was a good idea?" one Twitter user wrote.
Another added: "I thought they'd hit the lowest of the low. But then this despicable, cynical move."
What awful parent put their child up to this political charade.
— Night Mists ððâï¸â¨âï¸ðââ¨ðâï¸ð (@Nitemists) December 11, 2017
This is just downright creepy
— JulieVA (@juliegwilf) December 12, 2017
THIS IS THE GROSSEST THING I HAVE SEEN ALL DAY.
— Geraldine Mongold (@gamongold) December 11, 2017
— Darrin Riggins (@driggins67) December 11, 2017
https://t.co/PvzYWFESLR
— kevin warren (@funkraider) December 11, 2017
This is so wrong on so many levels. Would you send your teenage daughter to interview Roy Moore, knowing what we know now? I would rather tie a piece of red meat to neck and enter a lion's den!!!
And we thought we saw it all! OMG! A young girl used as a political pawn for Alabamaâs Roy Moore! Shame on AL & the parents! Reps have NO bottom-there is always another new LOW for them! #NoMoore https://t.co/aHkKRTUYvC via @youtube
— Rð©binRNð (@chirprn) December 11, 2017
Millie: "What's the age range or age group or what kinda people are supporting Judge Moore right now?"
— Silvia Killingsworth (@silviakillings) December 11, 2017
Roy Moore's campaign manager "I wish I could say it's the 11- to 12-year-olds"https://t.co/DNuC0sZGM7
Where are the mall cops when you need them?
— ArtistLike (@Artistlike) December 10, 2017
Kayla Moore logic:
— C. M. Burns, III (@CMontyBurnsIII) December 12, 2017
Roy Moore can't be a child molester, he sat with a 12 year old for 5 minutes on camera with her parents there and didn't touch her. #VoteDougJones #TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/RpXL4DYLDc
Why in the hell would they do that?
— Cary Urso (@cary_urso) December 11, 2017
I thought theyâd hit the lowest of the low. But then this despicable, cynical move.
— melomys (@melomys) December 11, 2017
Jeffery Dahmer was interviewed by Stone Phillips and Jeffery didnât eat him... wow, Dahmer was innocent!
— W. Earl Brown (@WEarlBrown) December 11, 2017
Who thought this was a good idea and where are that girl's parents??? pic.twitter.com/BzDqKBHZYH
— IndictDespotDonnie (@ImpeachForUSA) December 11, 2017
This just reached a level of creepy that I didn't know existed...
— Tink (@tinkerbell6565) December 11, 2017
WTF!!! pic.twitter.com/Y6qlqLCvlz
— tammy guess 59 (@tammyguess59) December 11, 2017
It is SO DISGUSTING that Roy Moore did an "interview" w a 12 year old girl after being AWOL for a week before the election! He is TROLLING you Alabama, rubbing your nose in his PEDOPHILIA allegations!!! Please say NO to this INDECENCY!
— Maria Cardona (@MariaTCardona) December 12, 2017
Really bad taste to say the least. Shame on all of you!
— fran rutstein (@franinfl) December 11, 2017
Dear America, you're looking INSANE. From the rest of Us on planet earth ð³
— Katie Dutch (@kitscheart) December 11, 2017
— Joshua Williamson ð (@joshwill90) December 11, 2017
Oh god! How low have we sunk in this country? pic.twitter.com/5Cn8OEZAuz
— Eugenia Dickinson (@eugeniad26) December 11, 2017
I'm out. pic.twitter.com/gEcQzjWzg4
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 11, 2017
