Tensions Over Kavanaugh's Nomination Rise As Key Senators Criticize Trump Comments
On Tuesday President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Three GOP senators who are undecided on the Supreme Court pick called the remarks distatesful.
President Trump is adding fresh animosity to the already tense debate over Brett Kavanaugh with new comments mocking sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee.
Trump risked alienating key undecided senators when he derided the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s at a high school party.
At a rally in Mississippi Tuesday evening, Trump complained about the impact the allegations have had on Kavanaugh and his family and the delay some in his own party pressed for to further investigate the claims. He poked fun at Ford's recollection of details about the episode, including how much she
