Republicans turn on Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser

Three key GOP lawmakers speak out following president's performance in Mississippi

Donald Trump has been slammed for mocking the testimony of Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
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Donald Trump has been taken to task by three key Republicans after openly mocking Dr Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which she claimed she had been sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh.

Republican senators Jeff Flake of Arizona, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska each condemned the remarks Trump made at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night, when he cast doubt on Ford’s account.

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