Trump Says His Decision to Mock Blasey Ford Was Turning Point for Kavanaugh

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By JILL COLVIN
October 7, 2018 9:39 am
Matt Shuham contributed reporting.

President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that his decision to mock Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally had a “great impact” on Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s eventual confirmation.

“I think that the Mississippi speech had a great impact, yes,” Trump said ahead of a Kansas rally, at which he further celebrated Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “I think it was a very important thing. Hey look, the Washington Post said it on their front page. I can’t believe they said it, but they said it.”

To cheers of supporters at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Trump declared it an "historic night," not long after signing the paperwork to make Kavanaugh's status official.

"I stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation," he said to roars, thanking Republican senators for refusing to back down "in the face of the Democrats' shameless campaign of political and personal destruction."

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/tremendous-victory-trump-celebrates-kavanaugh-win

[MontanaMama]

1. This is nauseating.

No words....meaning no words that wouldn’t result in a secret service visit to my house.

[Scarsdale]

14. Truly presidential.

The gop got what they wanted. All they needed in the WH was someone to sign any bills the gop put before them. Since the Orange Blob does not read, he just scribbles his signature, shows it off like a 1st grader, and the gop is happy. Now that the gop has forever put the WH in a shameful category, here they go for the SC. I laughed watching the Forst Laydee in Egypt. The commentator said she is ready to go home and tell her husband all about her trip. "See Dahnald, I vent to some shithole countries. They treated me nice. Nobody asked for a nude, signed photo of me. THAT vas disappointing, but I left copies with their leaders anyway"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. No.

It was NOT the turning point that won the vote.

[BlueStater]

26. They always intended to ram the scumbag through.

So, no, the shitball president's latest clown act had no influence on it either way. The bastard giving credit to himself for things he had nothing to do with is one of his trademarks.

[MontanaMama]

37. Yes.

Your choice of words, BlueStater, is quite the metaphor for sexual assault....they did intend to “ram the scumbag through”. Well said and +1.

I am not getting less pissed as time goes by. 😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬

[smirkymonkey]

21. You an me both.

I had better keep my mouth shut on this one.

[riversedge]

34. I missed your post earlier. Trumps comment is beyond the pale-He is actually bragging about mocking

a sexual assault victim. And Republicans are silent once again.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. He always has to make it about him - something HE did made the difference.

Bullpucky. Kavanaugh was always going to be confirmed, regardless if they'd found bodies in his crawlspace or cocaine in his pockets. Fat Nixon had nothing to do with it.

[riversedge]

35. Trumps bragging about mocking a sexual assault woman is beyond the pale.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. He's so far beyond the pale that he can't see the pale in his rear-view mirror.

The worst thing is that there are so many people that think his behavior is acceptable.

[hlthe2b]

3. I fear the men in black who'd be at my door if I ever voiced what I was thinking....

DAMN him to hell if there is one~!

[randr]

4. Sinking to the lowest level is his MO

And the low life that follow him are already at the bottom of the pool.

[dawg day]

5. I'm glad I'm allowed to say it here-- That is the most horrid man ever.

My family objects when I express my absolute horror at him--
"I don't like him either, but you should keep it civil."
"You can disagree with his politics like I do, but it's not fair to hate him as a person."

To hell with that. I can and do hate him as a person. It's that person who is doing the horrible politics.

[Bengus81]

6. I hate that fucker with every fiber...........

In Kansas last night spewing the same BS and lies as at his last rally. Claiming now all the women (just like the kids from Parkland) are of course all PAID actors.

Ok Donnie,then all the goons at your rallies have been PAID to be there too as I keep seeing the same people over and over. See...we can all play that game instead of letting that fat orange POS frame every discussion.

[Socal31]

9. Master of projection.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161

[Scarsdale]

16. His original declaration

about running for the WH, descending the gold escalator was attended by PAID actors. $50 for each one. I think Maleria got her usual fee $1500.

[Firestorm49]

7. Of course, it's always about Donald. What a prick.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

31. #Me #Me #Me #Me #Me

First, last and always, with Donnie Two Scoops it's always #Me

[Stuart G]

8. I do believe that he is too stupid to know that he is stupid.

Mocking someone is wrong.
...There is the correct thing to do,
...And there is the wrong thing to do.

and we get 2 for 1, because talking about mocking someone is also the wrong thing to do....

[peekaloo]

10. Gabba Gabba Hey!

Ramones fans will get the allusion.

The fuck heads who cheer this freak may, in fact, nauseate me more than he does.

[Lonestarblue]

11. It's what Trump does, and his supporters love it.

He is a reality TV president, and he entertains his supporters and creates a crisis a day just to keep people watching (the old daytime soap opera tease). So long as we have people who would rather be entertained than actually have to become informed and deal with real problems in this country, we will continue to elect people like Trump and his sycophants in Congress—and in statehouses around the country. It’s a sad commentary on the state of politics, but it is reality. We can talk about how disgusting it is, but we will not convince his supporters to change and we should not waste time trying. The only people we have a chance of reaching are independents and younger voters without strong party allegiance.

[jpak]

12. Pig

yup

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. There was no turning point.

***** didn't make a great impact. His words didn't have any impact at all.

Suppose that on the afternoon of September Kavanaugh had, following Ford's testimony, sat down in the committee room and said these words:

"What you've just heard is true. But surely you're not going to judge me by something I did thirty-six years ago, are you?"

Do you think they wouldn't have gone ahead and confirmed him anyway?

All this talk about Collins and Manchin is a waste of time. The confirmation was going to happen under any circumstances.

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. He's not wrong

The mindless idiots that back him would shoot themselves in the head if he told them it was a great idea.

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. Your day of reckoning is coming, dirtbag.

Then the real America will celebrate.

[Paladin]

20. The worst person in our country is its president. (nt)

[Progressive Jones]

30. There are millions like him. The Lowest Quality Americans. n/t

[CrispyQ]

22. President Shithole.

Everyday I hope his Big Macs take him out, the earlier in the day the better. What a shithole. And everyone who elected him, too. Shitholes everyone. ~insert 63 million flip-the-bird smilies here.

[FakeNoose]

23. I knew he was going to take the credit, when all was said and done

There's no way the orange asshole was going to keep quiet and let somebody else get the credit. But I have a different theory and it has nothing to do with his abysmal behavior towards Dr. Ford.

My theory is that he watched Kavanaugh sniveling and crying under questioning (last week) and he sent a private text to Lindsey Graham and told him to shut this down immediately. Get mad and start accusing everybody. Because that's exactly what Graham did, straight out of the blue. They took the prosecutor out of the room when Graham started screaming. Then Kavanaugh started getting angry and throwing ridiculous accusations around, channeling Cheeto directly from the White House.

We watched The Borg in action that day.

[RobinA]

24. Wait...

So he’s saying that his shameless campaign of personal destruction won the day over the Democrats’ shameless campaign of personal destruction???? OK, yeah, that is something he’d say.

It is beyond me how people can support this thug. He is without the most basic level of human decency.

[Glimmer of Hope]

25. He has no shame.

[BlueStater]

27. He brings out the sadist in me.

Nothing would give me more pleasure than for him to suffer immensely every second for the remainder of his wasted life until he finally dies horribly, alone and terrified. He's that evil, despicable a person.

[SummerSnow]

28. He's right, cause he knew those GOP senators would agree with him

and his base would love it. He knows them so well.

[shanny]

29. I would appear that he is trying to hang

his stinking carcass around the neck of every puke candidate. Please proceed, asshole.

[dchill]

32. You want to take credit for Kavanaugh, Shitgibbon?

You already had it, you prick. The credit belongs to you. But you'll have to share it with your co-monsters.

[tavernier]

33. Decision?

He lives to humiliate and degrade people. It was hardly something he had to ponder. All Chicken Hawks love that stuff, and they all roost together. Dubya jumped in feet first as well, soon as he heard the music.