President Trump says he deserves credit for sealing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation by mocking Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a campaign rally.
"Had I not made that speech, we would not have won," Trump said during an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night. "I was just saying she didn't seem to know anything."
While addressing a crowd in early October in Southaven, Miss., Trump mimicked Ford's failure to remember details from the night during the summer of 1982 when she claims Kavanaugh groped her and tried to remove her clothes. Kavanaugh has denied her accusations.
"I had one beer and that's the only thing I remember," Trump said at the time, imitating Ford's testimony.
President Trump on his treatment of Justice Kavanaugh accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during a speech in Mississippi: “Had I not made that speech, we would not have won.” pic.twitter.com/We2r9Zi9Iz
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 15, 2018
Trump on Sunday also fired back at criticism he had failed to unite the country after Kavanaugh's contentious confirmation hearings.
"I saw Hillary Clinton made a really nasty statement," he said. "I don't think they want to be healed. I do want to heal."
Kavanaugh was confirmed and sworn-in last weekend as the nation's 114th Supreme Court justice.