Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must be exhausted, as he's spent the last several days doing everything he possibly can to defend Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
During Kavanaugh's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Graham went off, yelling at his Democratic colleagues and accusing them of trying to "destroy" Kavanaugh's life, all while making scary faces. He continued to praise Kavanaugh and slam Democrats over the weekend, and on Tuesday he said if he doesn't get confirmed, President Trump should just nominate Kavanaugh again.
On Tuesday night, he stopped by Fox News, where he told Sean Hannity that what bothered him the most about Kavanaugh facing multiple accusations of sexual assault is that Democrats aren't treating him with the respect he believes Kavanaugh deserves. Sure, Kavanaugh snapped at Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and asked her if she got blackout drunk just moments after she shared that her father was a recovering alcoholic, but "what would you do if you were accused of all these things?" Graham asked.
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Kavanaugh apologized to Klobuchar minutes after the exchange, and Graham said it's now someone else's turn to be contrite: "Here's what I think: Amy Klobuchar should apologize to Judge Kavanaugh and his family for being part of a schmear campaign I haven't seen in over 20 years in politics." Yes, he said schmear, but that actually worked because he followed up by saying any red-state Democrat who votes against Kavanaugh will be "toast." Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia
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