Bloomberg News national political reporter Sahil Kapur was, like everyone else, watching Brett Kavanaugh testify under oath Thursday in an effort to refute an accusation of attempted rape.
Kapur’s keen journalistic eye also noticed that Kavanaugh seemed to show open disdain for Democratic senators today after being so polite during his initial confirmation hearings.
Striking contrast between Kavanaugh's consistently respectful and polite attitude toward Democratic senators at his initial hearing and the open disdain he's showing them today.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 27, 2018
The change in tone didn’t slip past the Washington Post’s Mark Berman either:
This continues to stand out: Kavanaugh is repeatedly criticizing Democrats on the committee, interrupting them during questions and generally a world away from how he was 3 weeks ago, before the accusations were made publichttps://t.co/LNxMvPLRhO
— Mark Berman (@markberman) September 27, 2018
Something has changed! https://t.co/oWSi2fAYcr
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) September 27, 2018
WHATEVER COULD EXPLAIN HIS CHANGED ATTITUDE https://t.co/eqIVvTy1qB
— ❔ (@NoLongerBennett) September 27, 2018
can't imagine why https://t.co/qmmPySirDv
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) September 27, 2018
Almost as if something happened in the interim! https://t.co/MbB3Nq8ZIw
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 27, 2018
I mean, honestly, if I had a bunch of senators leaking rape accusations about me to the media I’d probably be a bit angrier the next time I saw them.
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) September 27, 2018
Perhaps it's because they're accusing him of attempted rape, gang rape, and writing about farting in his yearbook. https://t.co/UXKD2DFWEQ
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 27, 2018
Attitude change – and I’m just spitballing here – happened when they accused him of being a rapist/gang rapist/eyes wide shut party sex ring operator. But that’s just a total wild guess. https://t.co/c4Df8Ukf7I
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) September 27, 2018
It's probably the accusations of gang rape that explain it. https://t.co/KHJSR0aRHg
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 27, 2018
It’s almost like between then & now the Democrats accused him of running a drug-fueled gang rape ring in the Greater Washington Area in the early 1980’s. https://t.co/o0ZCKSwCEQ
— Jeremiah Stephan Dunleavy IV (@JerryDunleavy) September 27, 2018
Uh huh, yeah, and when did the drugging women and gang rape charges come up? https://t.co/h9glzZc3CS
— JavelinaBomb (@javelinabomb) September 27, 2018
Yes, I guess dragging your name through the mud for 2 straight weeks while not giving you a chance to actually respond would make you a little mad. https://t.co/AP4oF8J3cE
— Will Roberts (@Will_0004) September 27, 2018
I'd be upset too if I were being slandered and going through a character assassination. https://t.co/o9sbvdan5I
— Robert Sullivan (@RFPSullivan) September 27, 2018
Imagine if your profession allowed you to be this dense. https://t.co/muJapzN6Cv
— Nathan Woundy (@nathandwoundy) September 27, 2018
Related:
WaPo correspondent: Kavanaugh was doing a lot of strength training the summer Ford says he pinned her down https://t.co/nEtG9YWku6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 27, 2018
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