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Trump Jr. Under Fire for Mocking Kavanaugh’s Attempted Rape Accuser Christine Ford – And for Mocking Sexual Assault

Donald Trump Jr. is coming under fire for his Instagram post mocking sexual assault after a California professor accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a now-revealed confidential letter.
The President’s son posted a photo of a piece of notebook paper with child-like writing in crayon that reads: “Hi Cindy will you be my girlfreind, love bret.” There are two check mark boxes, one for yes, one for no.
At the top is printed, “Judge Kavanaughs sexual assault letter found by Dems….”
The photo spells girlfriend and Brett incorrectly, and the woman who is accusing Judge Kavanaugh is Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, not “Cindy.”
In the Instagram post, he also spells Senator Dianne Feinstein’s name wrong.
“Oh boy,” Trump Jr. writes. “the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him on the ropes now. Finestein had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote… honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency.”
Trump Jr. actually gets the entire story wrong. The letter was about Kavanaugh, not from Kavanaugh. And it was not found, it was sent to a California Congresswoman then forwarded to Sen. Feinstein.
But most importantly, here we have the son of an admitted sexual assaulter who has nominated a now-accused sexual assaulter, mocking the accuser – a credible survivor of sexual assault. And in doing so, he also mocks sexual assault itself.
Some responses via Twitter:
The family the requires women to sign NDAs is mocking the allegations of a woman sharing a traumatic story about abuse. They never learn. Misogyny is in their DNA.
— Spencer Kensington (@1ASpeech) September 17, 2018
.@DonaldJTrumpJr is making fun of an alleged sexual assault victim. The next time a Republican friend asks me why their party is having trouble with women right now, I may direct them to this Instagram post. pic.twitter.com/9tXjUUajaD
— Nick LaFave (@NickLaFave) September 17, 2018
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Had to see for myself but this is real.@DonaldJTrumpJr is posting jokes about an allegation of attempted rape.
I hope all WH reporters ask if this is appropriate response, of @PressSec. pic.twitter.com/BjQsd00OKG
— Eric Schmeltzer (@JustSchmeltzer) September 17, 2018
Can @DonaldJTrumpJr be suspended from all social media please? https://t.co/8JlkRmAoiz
— Laurie Crosswell (@lauriecrosswell) September 17, 2018

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