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Zeke Miller COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Chants of “Lock her up!” rang once again throughout an Iowa arena as President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night.
But this time, the staple of Trump’s 2016 campaign against Democrat Hillary Clinton had a new target: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Trump, who was in the state boosting Republican candidates ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, said naugh to Feinstein’s attenthat Feinstein, the ranking tion. She later went public Democratic member of the after reporters started trySenate Judiciary Commit- ing to contact her. Kavana- tee, had leaked a letter writ- ugh staunchly denied Ford’s ten by California professor accusation.
Christine Blasey Ford alleg“Dr. Blasey Ford knows I ing Supreme Court Justice kept her confidence, she and Brett Kavanaugh had sexu- her lawyers said so repeat- ally assaulted her when they edly,” Feinstein said. “Repub- were teenagers. lican senators admit it. Even
Feinstein has denied her the reporter who broke the office was the source of the story said it wasn’t me or leak. my staff.”
“Can you believe that?” The rally in Council Bluffs, Trump said, as his supportacross the Missouri River ers turned the chant once from Omaha, Nebraska, was deployed against the former Trump’s latest stop on a busy secretary of state on another tour campaigning for RepubliDemocratic woman. can candidates in the lead-up
“Did she leak that? 100 perto midterms that will deter- cent,” Trump said, adding, mine control of Congress. “I don’t want to get sued, so And it comes as the presi99 percent.” dent is on a high wave follow
Ford had sought to remain ing a series of wins, includ- anonymous when she brought ing Kavanaugh’s confirmathe allegation against Kava- tion. It’s the second appoint- ment Trump has made to the Supreme Court.
Indeed, Trump’s loudest applause came as he continued his victory lap, which has included bashing Democrats for attempting to sink the nomination. Trump and other GOP leaders say the effort energized Republican voters, long considered less energized than Democrats.
“This is truly an historic week for America,” said Trump, praising Republican senators for standing up to what he called “the Democrats’ shameful campaign of political and personal destruction” against his nominee.
“They wanted to destroy that man,” Trump said. “What the Democrats did to Brett and his family is a national embarrassment, a national disgrace.”