A Republican lawmaker made an off-color joke that touched on the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the sexual assault accusation he faces.
Speaking to the Kiwanis Club of Rock Hill, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., quipped about being late to the Thursday debate due to drama back in Washington, D.C., before starting the joke that also poked fun at Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s age.
“Did y’all hear this latest late-breaking news from the Kavanaugh hearings?” Norman began. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out that she was groped by Abraham Lincoln.” Some laughs followed.
South Carolina Republican Rep. Ralph Norman: “Did y’all hear the latest late-breaking news on the Kavanaugh hearings? Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out that she was groped by Abraham Lincoln.” https://t.co/qfEneGbxxZ pic.twitter.com/p51z9UZkEt
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 20, 2018
Kavanaugh is facing an allegation from a California professor, Christine Blasey Ford, who claims he forced himself on her at a Maryland high school party in the early 1980s. Kavanaugh denies the allegation.
Norman was criticized by local Democrats, according to the Post and Courier. Among his critics were South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Trav Robertson, who said “Ralph Norman just proved he may be rich, but he doesn’t have any class,” adding, “Inappropriate doesn’t describe his remarks.”
