President Donald Trump has been seen for the first time since his Supreme Court nominee faced the senate judiciary committee to testify against allegations of sexual assault.
Hours after calling Judge Brett Kavanaugh's performance in the hearing 'powerful, honest and riveting' on Twitter, he fronted a GOP fundraiser and praised the nominee's character.
Trump said Kavanaugh was a 'great guy' and a 'great man' as he headlined a fundraising dinner at his Washington hotel, according to an attendee who spoke on condition of anonymity.
He made no mention of his accuser, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, but did say the hearing was 'brutal' and 'hard to watch'.
President Donald Trump is standing by the man he picked to join the U.S. Supreme Court, tweeting that he gave a masterful performance defending himself against sexual assault charges, before telling attendees of a GOP fundraiser the nominee is a 'great guy'
Trump arrived late at the fundraiser, leaving the White House only after Kavanaugh had finished his testimony.
The fundraiser was for Protect the House, a joint committee that benefits the National Republican Congressional Committee and other groups.
Trump's speech appeared almost as an extension of the tweets he fired off just minutes after Kavanaugh's hearing was adjourned.
'Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him,' he began.
'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!'
His quick-trigger tweet came as Republicans went directly from the hearing to a closed-door conference meeting where senators will be asked for a show of hands reflecting their support for Kavanaugh.
Glued to high-stakes testimony for most of the day, Trump and his allies were initially shaken by Christine Blasey Ford's emotional appearance on Capitol Hill but heartened by Judge Brett Kavanaugh's forceful pushback against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Trump called Kavanaugh's testimony 'powerful' and 'honest,' and blamed Senate Democrats for a 'search and destroy strategy'
Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge set to become a Supreme Court justice, struck a defiant tone on Thursday and forcefully denied ever sexually assaulting anyone
Christine Blasey Ford had spent the morning telling senators that she was '100 per cent' sure it was Kavanaugh who pinned her to a bed and groped her on a weekend in the summer of 1982
Trump watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday from his private office on Air Force One as he traveled from New York to Washington, then resumed monitoring back at the White House, where Ford's voice echoed from TVs around the building.
After Ford's tearful recounting of allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, Trump expressed sympathy for Kavanaugh and his family for having to listen to the testimony, according to two Republicans close to the White House but not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations.
They added that Trump expressed some frustration at the process – and the staff work – that led Kavanaugh to this point.
After seeing Ford's powerful testimony, White House aides and allies expressed concern that Kavanaugh, whose nomination already seemed to be teetering, would have an uphill climb to deliver a strong enough showing to match hers.
Kavanaugh's credibility, and Trump's, were on the line and the bloodsport gave both sides something to hang their hats on
But Trump was encouraged by Kavanaugh's passionate denials of Ford's claims, including the judge's tearful description of the impact the accusations had on his family.
A White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly said the West Wing saw the judge's opening statement as 'game changing' and said Trump appeared to be reacting positively.
Signaling the continued White House support for Kavanaugh, spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted praise for Sen. Lindsay Graham after the South Carolina Republican railed against Democrats, accusing them of treating Kavanaugh 'despicably.' Sanders tweeted that Graham 'has more decency and courage than every Democrat member of the committee combined. God bless him.'
Trump walked across the South Lawn upon his return from New York City on Thursday – one of the few moments he wasn't glued to the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing
Donald Trump Jr. said
Trump's son, Donald Jr., tweeted his review: 'I love Kavanaugh's tone. It's nice to see a conservative man fight for his honor and his family against a 35 year old claim with ZERO evidence and lots of holes that amounts to nothing more than a political hit job by the Dems.'
Going into the hearing, Trump had grown increasingly frustrated, angry at members of his staff - and, in particular, White House counsel Don McGahn - for not better managing the confirmation process for his second Supreme Court nominee. McGahn, who is set to depart his post in coming weeks, had advocated for Kavanaugh, seeing his confirmation as the crowning achievement of his tenure–and part of a decades-long effort to install more conservatives on the high court.
Trump has also criticized Republican leaders in Congress for not speeding the process along, leading to days' worth of revelations against Kavanaugh. White House aides have bemoaned the drip-drip-drip nature of the emerging allegations and thought a faster process could have avoided Ford's testimony.
As the day unfolded, White House aides and allies offered a mix of optimism and frustration. Viewing the hearing from their desks, some aides expressed concerns that Ford appeared highly credible, though others noted there were still gaps in her decades-old story.
How the proceedings were playing out on television was a key anxiety. Some White House officials were not pleased with the questioning from Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, saying she did not effectively target the weak spots in Ford's narrative and worrying that the Democrats had seized the moment.
But many felt the proceeding took a turn once Kavanaugh appeared. Aides said they thought Kavanaugh was effectively fighting back and expressed optimism he could survive the process.
Trump has also told allies that he wished Kavanaugh's Fox News interview Monday had gone better, believing it was a missed opportunity to change the momentum around the story, according to the two Republicans and another outside adviser. And White House allies noted the importance of how Fox would cover the proceedings in shaping Trump's reactions.
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Main photo article President Donald Trump has been seen for the first time since his Supreme Court nominee faced the senate judiciary committee to testify against allegations of sexual assault.
Hours after calling Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s performance in the hearing ‘powerful, honest and riveting’ ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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