Article snippet: on Thursday evening showered Brett Kavanaugh with praise after the Supreme Court nominee forcefully denied sexual assault allegations during a Senate hearing, with the president calling on the Senate to vote to confirm him. In a tweet sent minutes after the dramatic hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee ended, Trump said Kavanaugh was “powerful, honest, and riveting” while blasting Democrats as “disgraceful.” “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!” Trump tweeted. An emotional Kavanaugh angrily pushed back on allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when they were in high school. The accusations have endangered his chances of being confirmed to the nation's highest court. Earlier in the day, Ford said she was "100 percent" certain Kavanaugh was the perpetrator but Kavanaugh said he was innocent and blasted senators for a confirmation process he called a "national disgrace." Trump watched the proceedings closely throughout the day and was pleased by Kavanaugh's combative performance, according to a White House official. His tweet Thursday evening made it clear he will stand by his nominee. The president at a news conference on Wednesday had opened the door to abandoning the nomination if he found Ford to be a ... Link to the full article to read more