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Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford testimony at Mississippi rally | TheHill

posted onOctober 3, 2018
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Article snippet: MORE at a rally on Tuesday night mocked testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, one of the women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. "36 years ago, this happened," Trump said at the rally in Mississippi, referring to the party in 1982 where Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. Trump then launched into a mocking imitation of Ford as she testified at last week's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, prompting applause and laughter from the audience.  "How did you get home?" Trump said. "I don't remember. How'd you get there? I don't remember. Where is the place? I don't remember. How many years ago was it? I don't know." "What neighbourhood was it in?" he continued, as the crowd cheered and clapped. "I don't know. Where's the house?' I don't know. Upstairs, downstairs, where was it?' I don't know, but I had one beer. That's the only thing I remember." Trump's statements were a sharp departure from his comments last Friday, where he referred to Ford's testimony as "very compelling." Kavanaugh has unequivocally denied Ford's allegation and provided his calendars from the period, which do not show the party she described. The three other people Ford has named as attendees have said they have no memory of the party, including a life-long friend of Ford's who says she has never met Kavanaugh, though she believes Ford's accusation. "A man's life is in tatters," Trump said Tuesday. "His wife is shattered." "They destroy pe... Link to the full article to read more

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