October 2, 2018 🟠 Major

Mocks Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at Mississippi rally

At a campaign rally in Southaven, Mississippi, Trump openly mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's Senate testimony, mimicking her answers to questions about the alleged sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh. He questioned her memory of the event, prompting the crowd to laugh and cheer, in a display widely condemned as cruel and victim-blaming.

“How did you get home? I don't remember. How'd you get there? I don't remember. Where is the place? I don't remember. How many years ago was it? I don't know.” — Mississippi rally, October 2, 2018

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This was a campaign rally in Mississippi where Trump mocked a sexual assault survivor's trauma to a cheering crowd. Ford had testified under oath, passed a polygraph, and asked for an FBI investigation. Trump's mockery came as Kavanaugh's confirmation was in doubt - the cruelty was the point.

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The mockery served multiple purposes: it rallied his base by attacking 'Democrat witnesses,' it signaled to sexual assault survivors that coming forward would result in presidential ridicule, and it gave Republican senators political cover to confirm Kavanaugh anyway.

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Pattern: Access Hollywood → attacking accusers → mocking Blasey Ford → endorsing Roy Moore. Trump's approach to sexual assault was consistent: deny, attack the accuser, claim victimhood, and mobilize supporters against anyone who believed women.