President Donald Trump incredibly managed to dip to a new low on Tuesday night, while holding a rally in Southaven, Mississippi where he openly mocked alleged sexual assault survivor Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Until now, Trump has managed to maintain at least a semblance of decorum while discussing last week’s hearing looking into the allegations made against his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh, but all that went out the window as he addressed a sea of his adoring fans.
“I had one beer, right? I had one beer,” said the President of the United States, imitating the testimony of, again, a woman who detailed having been sexually assaulted by his Supreme Court pick.
“Well, do you think it was- nope, it was one beer. Oh good. How did you get home? 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. I don’t know!
What neighborhood was it in? 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.”
“And a man’s life is in tatters. A man’s life is shattered,” he continued as the crowd cheering and laughed.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee vote is currently on pause pending an FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, this is probably the worst thing Trump could have done to help his case. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who forced the committee’s hand over the investigation, spoke with Today on Wednesday morning where he called the remarks “kind of appalling.”
“There’s no time and no place for remarks like that. But to discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right…It’s kind of appalling.” @JeffFlake on President Trump’s comments about Dr. Ford at a rally last night pic.twitter.com/6SaTLZK899
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 3, 2018
Likewise, many others, conservatives included, jumped in to criticize the president:
President Trump’s mocking of Dr. Ford is offensive. Dr. Ford bravely came forward to recount being sexually assaulted. She deserves to be heard and respected, not mocked.
— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) October 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/GovHowardDean/status/1047433304096563200
.@SenatorCollins on Trump’s comments mocking Ford last night: “The president’s comments were just plain wrong.”
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) October 3, 2018
Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at his Mississippi MAGA Rally.
What kind of message does this send young girls across America?
Women will bail on the GOP in droves and they will pay dearly for this in the midterms.
The death of shame.
The death of compassion.#Disgrace pic.twitter.com/YYTtDX5iPi— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) October 3, 2018
Trump's remarks about Dr. Ford tonight remind me of something that she said last week.
"Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter. The uproarious laughter between the two. And their having fun at my expense."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 3, 2018
Fact: Whether or not Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted Dr Ford (he did) she was definitely sexually assaulted by SOMEONE and by mocking her for that Trump is mocking EVERY SINGLE SURVIVOR.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) October 3, 2018
After Trump’s despicable mockery of Dr. Ford today and the shackles he’s placed on the FBI’s investigation, Collins, Murkowski and Flake face a clear choice: vote against Kavanaugh and protect the court, or confirm and be known forever as gutless political hacks.
— Jonathan Broder (@BroderJonathan) October 3, 2018
Trump just mocked Dr. Ford, a victim of sexual assault. This shouldn’t surprise us — he’s mocked Gold Star parents, the disabled, and prisoners of war. But it should disgust us all the same. https://t.co/9YunYJYo4W
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 3, 2018
Abandoning the restraint urged on him by advisers and Senate Republicans, Trump goes after Christine Blasey Ford before cheering supporters at a rally, mocking her testimony about an alleged sexual assault. @maggieNYT https://t.co/EXTcIYHDo7
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 3, 2018
Donald Trump proves there is no bottom to his barrel of indecency as he mocks Dr Ford. Every decent person in this country should remember this in November.
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) October 3, 2018
The most powerful man in the world has mocked a woman whose account of sexual assault, even he has had to admit is credible.
I'm furious, I want justice and I'm not alone. https://t.co/IrdUrM2ONR— Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry) October 3, 2018
Just five weeks until midterms. If Trump keeps this up he’s almost guaranteeing a blue wave for Democrats.