The Left can’t move on from the Brett Kavanaugh handshake video

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The video of Judge Brett Kavanaugh declining to shake the hand of a father whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting has gone viral, boosted by opponents of his confirmation to the Supreme Court.

The video shows Fred Guttenberg approaching Kavanaugh with an outstretched hand as he left for a lunch break on Tuesday. The judge makes eye contact, and is then turned away from Guttenberg by security. It’s not at all certain whether Kavanaugh knew he was declining to shake the hand of a Parkland father.

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