President Donald Trump spoke to reporters this morning before his departure to view the damage from Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas and appeared to hint that Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination could be at risk depending on what comes up at any hearing with Christine Blasey Ford:
“Look, if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that’ll be very interesting, and we’ll have to make a decision, but I can only say this — he is such an outstanding man, very hard for me to imagine anything happened.”
Did Pres Trump signal that Brett Kavanaugh's nomination could be in jeopardy, depending on what Christine Blasey Ford says to the Senate?
"Look, if she shows up, and makes a credible showing, that will be very interesting. We'll have to make a decision."
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) September 19, 2018
Trump this morning on the accuser: "Look, if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that'll be very interesting, and we'll have to make a decision, but I can only say this — he is such an outstanding man, very hard for me to imagine anything happened."
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 19, 2018
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JUST IN: President Trump on potential testimony on Judge Kavanaugh from Dr. Ford:
"Look: If she shows up and makes a credible showing, that'll be very interesting, and we'll have to make a decision, but … very hard for me to imagine anything happened.” pic.twitter.com/lcHWN8f26P
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 19, 2018
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Libs were quick to pounce, saying the president is “hedging his bets”:
When you see Republican Senators spinning about how now they can’t call Dr. Blasey Ford whatever names they want and ignore her and nobody will care, watch this clip of Trump hedging his bets. This is Trump, mind you. https://t.co/Hbp9kHFP7z
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) September 19, 2018
And that this is Kavanaugh getting run over by the proverbial bus:
Kavanaugh meet underside of bus. https://t.co/1Pj17E5xA3
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 19, 2018
More commentary:
Whoa — a chink in the armor https://t.co/cHQsW9JZdq
— Blake Hounshell (powered by blockchain) (@blakehounshell) September 19, 2018
Very interesting comment. https://t.co/uxHRWXlO6D
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) September 19, 2018
Exit question: “Are they now counting on her not to appear?”
Are they now counting on her not to appear? https://t.co/DHbgLxp1EG
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) September 19, 2018
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Related:
After throwing hand grenade into the Kavanaugh debate, classmate of Christine Blasey Ford now 'not sure' she's 'interested in pursuing' https://t.co/s0vokdj98n
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 19, 2018
ThinkProgress' Ian Millhiser spreads 'widely debunked lie' about Christine Blasey Ford public hearing https://t.co/EymXQligu0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 19, 2018
Woman claimed in now-deleted tweet to have gone to school with Christine Blasey Ford and said the 'incident was spoken about for days' in school https://t.co/7aoZwBvPjX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 19, 2018
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