Trump commends Kavanaugh for admitting he had a drinking problem. There's just one problem.

[Demovictory9]

Trump commends Kavanaugh for admitting he had a drinking problem. There’s just one problem.
Putting words in his mouth.

During a news conference on Monday, President Trump commended Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for admitting he had a drinking problem in high school, and questioned whether sexual assaults committed by teenagers should disqualify them from public service 36 years later.

“I watched him, I was surprised how vocal he was about the fact that he likes beer, and he’s had a little bit of difficulty,” Trump said at one point. “He talked about things that happened when he drank, I mean — this is not a man who said he is perfect with respect to alcohol.”

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There’s just one problem — Kavanaugh admitted to neither of those things during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday. Although he mentioned beer an astounding 29 times during the hearing, Kavanaugh insisted he did not and does not have a drinking problem.

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-kavanaugh-high-school-drinking-news-conference-5ea9cb870556/

[Achilleaze]

1. Kavanaugh (R) mentioned "beer" 29 freaking times ?!? That's obsessive.

Obsessive deflection.

Dirty Donny's republican nominee is not trustworthy. Like Dirty Donny* himself.


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[malaise]

2. In fact he said neither do I after he threw the question back to Sen Klobuchar

When she responded 'I don't have a drinking problem' he said 'neither do I'.

How lame for the Con.

[Garrett78]

7. And the self-satisfied smirk on his face right after he said that...

...needed a smack.

[malaise]

8. He should have been chased out of the room

That should have been his last response.

[procon]

3. He reminded me of every alcoholic I've ever known.

From his splotchy red face, to the sores on his bottom lip, to his temper and his tears, he's still a drunk.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Not every alcoholic is as you describe, probably not even most. An expert should weigh in.

[procon]

6. Did I say I 'every' one? no, amazingly, I did not since my experience is limited to me... Yeah? nt

[div clp

[Atticus]

5. Water is wet, fire is hot, fat boys like cake and Trump lies through his teeth. nt

[lame54]

9. He said he STILL likes beer

[Blue_true]

10. So, according to Trump.

A guy can rape his head off in his teens and 30 years later, none of that matters. That is insane.