Trump On Kavanaugh: He Had ‘Difficulty’ With Drinking As Young Man

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President Donald Trump broke from the GOP refrain Monday, saying that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had “difficulty” with “drink” as a “young man,” an accusation that Kavanaugh and his supporters have vociferously denied in the last couple weeks.

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  1. Gosh Donnie…PLEASE don’t ‘help’ your nominee!

  2. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    Politicians throw people under the bus almost as a matter of course, but Donald Trump is the only politician I ever remember who constantly threw his toadies under the bus unintentionally and perhaps without even knowing it.

    Very stable genius is very stable, geniusy.

  3. He’s off message! Someone, quick, fetch his minders! Better call McGahn!

  4. All that’s missing is, “He has my full support,” and we’ll know Trump’s shivving him.

  5. That sound you heard were many, many heads exploding in DC and surrounding areas.

    What else ya got, Trumpie?

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