President Trump's supporters don't care which woman gets locked up, as long as one of them does.
At a rally in Iowa on Tuesday night, attendees began chanting "lock her up" when Trump referenced Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and her handling of allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Crowds targeted Feinstein over the same issue. Trump suggested the senator leaked information about Ford's allegations in an attempt to derail Kavanaugh's confirmation process. After he imitated Feinstein, the Iowa audience launched into its tried-and-true cry for extrajudicial jailing. Upon hearing the chant, Trump laughed. "I think they're talking about Feinstein," he said. "Can you believe it?"
Watch the moment in Iowa below, via ABC News. Summer Meza
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