Washington • Sen. Jeff Flake, a key figure in the Supreme Court confirmation battle, on Wednesday harshly criticized President Donald Trump for mocking the account of a woman who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
"There's no time and no place for remarks like that," Flake, R-Ariz., said on NBC's "Today" show. "To discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right. It's just not right. I wish he hadn't of done it. It's kind of appalling."
Flake, the Judiciary Committee member who pushed to delay the vote on Kavanaugh so the FBI could investigate, leveled his criticism the morning after Trump drew laughs for his remarks at a political rally in Mississippi.