Across the country, Americans were transfixed Thursday by television coverage of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh as they testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ford spoke of her allegation that the Supreme Court nominee had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers in 1982. Kavanaugh vehemently denied it.
Such was the drama that President Trump put off a scheduled meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, with the White House issuing a statement that the president “spoke with Rod Rosenstein … and they plan to meet next week. They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing.”
After hours of emotional testimony and sometimes fiery rhetoric, the day ended with a presidential tweet. Trump praised Kavanaugh, calling the federal appeals court judge’s testimony “powerful, honest, and riveting.” While Trump’s comment was meant as a positive review of his nominee’s testimony, it also served as a succinct headline for the entire proceeding.
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