Trump says the Kavanaugh confirmation is actually 'working out very well'
After a third woman accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct Wednesday, President Trump weighed in to note that everything is actually totally fine.
While speaking to reporters, Trump dismissed the new allegations as "ridiculous," accusing Democrats of playing a "con game" and "bringing people out of the woods" to smear a "high-quality person," per NBC News. "They could do that to anybody," he added. This came just a few hours after Julie Swetnick, who socialized with Kavanaugh in high school, submitted a sworn affidavit alleging Kavanaugh helped spike women's drinks at parties and was present for gang rapes. Previously, Christine Ford accused Kavanaugh of forcibly groping her while they were both in high school, and Deborah Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a college party.
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Per Bloomberg's Jennifer Epstein, when a reporter asked Trump whether he believes all three of the women are lying, the president declined to answer. Watch Trump's remarks via NBC News below. Brendan Morrow
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