By — Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press By — Zeke Miller, Associated Press Zeke Miller, Associated Press By — Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-kavanaugh-testimony-showed-america-exactly-why-i-nominated-him Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Kavanaugh testimony ‘showed America exactly why I nominated him’ Politics Sep 27, 2018 6:56 PM EDT President Donald Trump is encouraged by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s passionate denials of Christine Blasey Ford’s claims that he sexually assaulted her in high school. A White House official told The Associated Press on Thursday that the West Wing saw the judge’s opening statement as “game changing” and said Trump appeared to be reacting positively. Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist. The Senate must vote! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2018 Trump watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Air Force One as he traveled from New York, then resumed monitoring back at the White House. Two Republicans close to the White House say Trump expressed sympathy for Kavanaugh and his family for having to listen to Ford’s tearful recounting of allegations. After seeing Ford’s testimony, White House aides and allies expressed concern that Kavanaugh would have an uphill climb to deliver a strong enough showing. But they say Trump was encouraged by Kavanaugh’s performance. Later Thursday, Trump tweeted: “Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist. The Senate must vote!” More: WATCH LIVE: Brett Kavanaugh responds to allegation of sexual assault from Christine Blasey Ford WATCH: Trump says false allegations against him affect how he sees Kavanaugh accusers Majority of Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination if Ford’s allegation is true, poll says How alcohol, time and trying to forget trauma can change what we remember We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press By — Zeke Miller, Associated Press Zeke Miller, Associated Press By — Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Catherine Lucey, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is encouraged by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s passionate denials of Christine Blasey Ford’s claims that he sexually assaulted her in high school. A White House official told The Associated Press on Thursday that the West Wing saw the judge’s opening statement as “game changing” and said Trump appeared to be reacting positively. Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist. The Senate must vote! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2018 Trump watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Air Force One as he traveled from New York, then resumed monitoring back at the White House. Two Republicans close to the White House say Trump expressed sympathy for Kavanaugh and his family for having to listen to Ford’s tearful recounting of allegations. After seeing Ford’s testimony, White House aides and allies expressed concern that Kavanaugh would have an uphill climb to deliver a strong enough showing. But they say Trump was encouraged by Kavanaugh’s performance. Later Thursday, Trump tweeted: “Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting. Democrats’ search and destroy strategy is disgraceful and this process has been a total sham and effort to delay, obstruct, and resist. The Senate must vote!” More: WATCH LIVE: Brett Kavanaugh responds to allegation of sexual assault from Christine Blasey Ford WATCH: Trump says false allegations against him affect how he sees Kavanaugh accusers Majority of Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination if Ford’s allegation is true, poll says How alcohol, time and trying to forget trauma can change what we remember We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now