--- title: Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford at Mississippi Rally description: At a rally in Mississippi, President Donald Trump repeatedly ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford in a reenactment of her Senate testimony canonical: https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/ author: Eli Meixler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-03T02:49:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:37:08.875Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford at Mississippi Rally og:description: Trump suggested Ford was unable to recall key details about her alleged assault og:url: https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98a517a830b565f0/69893bb0096a9413eb6a3984/gettyimages-1044806530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4176 og:image:height: 2349 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford at Mississippi Rally twitter:description: Trump suggested Ford was unable to recall key details about her alleged assault twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98a517a830b565f0/69893bb0096a9413eb6a3984/gettyimages-1044806530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Mocked Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford at a Mississippi Rally > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump speaks during a "Make America Great Again" rally at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi on Oct. 2, 2018. Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images by [Eli Meixler](https://time.com/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Oct 3, 2018 2:49 AM UTC At a campaign rally in Mississippi on Tuesday, President Donald Trump repeatedly [ridiculed](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford-mississippi-campaign-rally-n916061) Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both teenagers. The audience laughed as Trump parodied Ford’s tearful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Just days ago, the president said he found that same testimony “very credible.” In his extended, one-man reenactment, Trump played both the committee’s prosecutor and Ford, and suggesting that Ford was unable to recall key details about her alleged assault, NBC reports. He also bemoaned that Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings have become a case of “guilty until proven innocent.” Ford [testified](http://time.com/5409351/christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh-gender-dynamics/) that Kavanaugh groped her and attempted to remove her clothing while holding a hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming at a house party when they were both in high school in 1982\. Following Ford’s testimony, Kavanaugh offered an [irate rebuttal](http://time.com/5412701/democrats-brett-kavanaugh-temperament/), which the White House called “[spectacular](http://time.com/5409098/kavanaugh-testimony-white-house/).” **Read more** [_Read Christine Blasey Ford’s Opening Remarks_ ](http://time.com/5408380/christine-blasey-ford-opening-remarks-transcript/) “I had one beer!” Trump said, imitating Ford’s statement that she was not intoxicated when the incident occurred, according to NBC. Trump emphasized the details Ford said she could not recall, casting aspersions over her account of surviving an alleged assault. “How did you get home? ‘I don’t remember,'” Trump said, mocking Ford’s voice. “How did you get there? ‘I don’t remember,'” he continued. Trump’s rendition was met with cheers in Southaven, Mississippi. He concluded by lamenting that Kavanaugh’s life was “shattered.” “They want to destroy people. These are really evil people,” Trump said. It was unclear if he was referring to Senate Democrats or [Kavanaugh’s accusers](http://time.com/5406994/kavanaugh-accuser-swetnick-sexual-attacks/). The Senate has postponed a final confirmation vote on Kavanaugh’s appointment while the [FBI investigates](http://time.com/5411972/white-house-fbi-kavanaugh-investigation/) multiple allegations of misconduct against him. Kavanaugh has denied all allegations. On Sunday, the FBI [interviewed Deborah Ramirez](http://time.com/5411223/fbi-deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh/), who alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her while they were classmates at Yale University, the Associated Press reported. Ford says she has [not been contacted](http://time.com/5413297/christine-blasey-ford-fbi-interview/) by the FBI probe. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/"},"headline":"President Trump Mocked Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford at a Mississippi Rally","datePublished":"2018-10-03T02:49:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:37:08.875Z","description":"Trump suggested that Ford was unable to recall key details about her alleged assault","url":"https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/","keywords":["White House","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98a517a830b565f0/69893bb0096a9413eb6a3984/gettyimages-1044806530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eli Meixler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eli/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98a517a830b565f0/69893bb0096a9413eb6a3984/gettyimages-1044806530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-POLITICS-TRUMP","caption":"US-POLITICS-TRUMP","creditText":"Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5413480/donald-trump-mocks-christine-blasey-ford/","name":"President Trump Mocked Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford at a Mississippi Rally"}}]}] ```