Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday accused Christine Blasey Ford of having a “selective” fear of flying, after she told the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday that she often flies around the country, though she resisted an earlier hearing because of her fear of flying.
“I’m no psychology professor but it does seem weird to me that someone could have a selective fear of flying,” Trump Jr. wrote on Twitter. “Can’t do it to testify but for vacation, well it’s not a problem at all.”
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I’m no psychology professor but it does seem weird to me that someone could have a selective fear of flying.
Can’t do it to testify but for vacation, well it’s not a problem at all.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 27, 2018
Ford, who is a California-based psychology professor and research psychologist, told sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday that she flew to Washington to testify, despite reports she initially intended to drive because of her claustrophobia. Her intention to embark on a multi-day road trip was one of the reasons her appearance before the panel was delayed.
Mitchell, who questioned Ford in lieu of Republican senators, pressed the 51-year-old repeatedly on her air travel, to which Ford said she flew “once a year during the summer” to spend time with her family in Delaware.
Mitchell also asked Ford about her consulting work for an Australian company, as well as her interest in traveling to Pacific destinations.
“I have never been to Australia, but the company I work for is based in Australia and they have an office in San Francisco, California. I don’t think I will make it to Australia,” Ford said.
But Ford said she had been to “Hawaii, Costa Rica, South Pacific islands, and French Polynesia” as stated on Ford’s resume. “It’s easier for me to travel going that direction when it’s a vacation.”
Ford agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee to address her allegation that Kavanaugh drunkenly forced himself on her during a high school party in the 1980s in Maryland, groped her, and tried to remove her clothes. Ford claims she was able to extricate herself when Kavanaugh’s friend Mark Judge jumped on bed they were on. Both Kavanaugh and Judge deny Ford’s accusation.
Kavanaugh is also scheduled to talk to the panel Thursday about Ford’s allegation before it votes on his nomination for the country’s highest court on Friday.
