Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., slammed Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday for sharing a “sickening” post mocking Democrats and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when the two were in high school.
“This is sickening,” Flake tweeted with a screenshot of Trump Jr.’s Instagram post. “No one should make light of this situation.”
This is sickening. No one should make light of this situation. pic.twitter.com/G7rlT3IKTQ
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) September 19, 2018
The president’s son posted a fake letter earlier this week on Instagram that read: “Hi Cindy will you be my girlfreind,” with boxes next to an option that read “yes” and another that said “no.”
“Love Bret,” the letter ended.
In July, when Kavanaugh was on a shortlist to be nominated to the Supreme Court, Ford contacted her congresswoman in California, Rep. Anna Eshoo. Weeks later, she sent a letter via Eshoo’s office to Feinstein, in which she described the alleged assault and asked that it be kept confidential.
Feinstein referred the information to federal authorities last week after Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and Ford later gave an on-the-record description of the alleged incident to the Washington Post.
Kavanaugh denies the allegation.
“Oh boy… the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him on the ropes now. Finestein [sic] had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote… honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency,” Trump Jr. captioned the photo.
