DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump sided with his embattled Supreme Court nominee, defending Judge Brett Kavanaugh against allegations of sexual assault as the White House walked a fine line in addressing accusations that revived memories of the president’s own #MeToo moments. Time and again, Trump has defended powerful men against the claims of women. The president dismissed any notion that Kavanaugh’s nomination should be withdrawn, calling that a ‘ridiculous question’ while accusing Democrats of playing politics by not zeroing in on the accusation against the judge until days before the Senate Judiciary Committee was poised to vote on his nomination…But Trump’s defense was somewhat measured. He allowed that there might need to be a ‘little delay’ in the Senate confirmation process to deal with the explosive allegation that Kavanaugh forced himself on a woman at a high school party more than 30 years ago.”
–The Associated Press, “Withdraw Kavanaugh Nomination? ‘Ridiculous,’ Says Trump,” The New York Times online, September 18, 2018