Throughout his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh made at least one thing very clear: He likes beer. A lot.
Kavanaugh mentioned his affinity for beer around 30 times as he defended himself against allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s when the two were in high school.
President Trump today said he was surprised by how vocal Kavanaugh was about his drinking habits.
“I watched a man saying that he did have difficulty as a young man with drink,” Trump said. “I mean he talked about things that happened when he drinks—this is not a man that said that he was perfect with respect to alcohol.”
Trump said he had no problem with the FBI widening its investigation, which came after three woman publicly accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.
Trump told reporters that he wants a “comprehensive investigation” into the allegation, including allowing the FBI to talk with Julie Swetnick, the third woman to bring public allegations against Kavanaugh.
Swetnick says Kavanaugh was present at a party where she was gang raped.
Trump, who doesn’t drink, also told reporters that his abstinence is one of his “only good traits.”
“I’ve never had alcohol. I just, for whatever reason,” he said. “Can you imagine, if I had, what a mess I’d be? I’d be the world’s worst.”