US president Donald Trump mocked the woman who accused US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, impersonating her at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night. Speaking to tens of thousands of supporters at a “Make America Great Again” rally, Mr Trump pretended to be Christine Blasey Ford. Mr Trump said that he believed that Mr Kavanaugh would be confirmed, but he added that the FBI must complete its investigation. I don’t want to prejudge it.”Senator Lindsey Graham who forcefully defended Mr Kavanaugh during the Senate hearing on Thursday, suggested that Mr Trump should re-nominate Mr Kavanaugh if for some reason his nomination stalls this week. Asked about the suggestion, Mr Trump said it was “an interesting idea,” declining to say if he would consider it.”

Source: The Irish Times October 03, 2018 05:41 UTC