Lindsey Graham ‘Didn’t Particularly Like’ Trump’s Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
In a combative interview Wednesday, the South Carolina senator strongly defended Brett Kavanaugh, and argued that his fiery rhetoric is sincere.
Updated on October 3 at 12:58 p.m. ET
Senator Lindsey Graham has emerged as the most vocal champion of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. But on Wednesday, he suggested that President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on Christine Blasey Ford, the judge’s accuser, aren’t useful—though they could, he noted, “be worse.”
“President Trump went through a factual rendition that I didn’t particularly like,” Graham said. “I would tell him, ‘Knock it off. You’re not helping.’”
