Marsha Blackburn: Democratic assault on Kavanaugh harms #MeToo movement

CORDOVA, Tenn. — Rep. Marsha Blackburn said the “#MeToo” movement empowering women to report sexual misconduct is a positive development but argued Democratic efforts to use flimsy allegations to block Brett Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court could undermine progress.

Christine Blasey Ford’s claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago when both were in high school in suburban Washington, D.C., lacks credibility, Blackburn, the Republican Senate nominee in Tennessee, said Wednesday during an interview with the Washington Examiner in suburban Memphis. The congresswoman dismissed criticism of President Trump for mocking Ford during a campaign rally, blaming the Democrats’ handling of the issue for any setbacks to “#MeToo.”