Day before rally, Heller refers to Kavanaugh controversy as “hiccup”
The day before President Trump is slated to arrive in his home state, Nevada Republican Dean Heller said he was confident Kavanaugh would be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court despite the “hiccup” of allegations against him, according to the Nevada Independent.
Heller reportedly made the comments during a VIP conference call organized by the Nevada Republican party in advance of the president’s Thursday visit.
“I’m really grateful for the White House, for the effort of President Trump and what he has done, and the excitement that we have,” Heller said. “We got a little hiccup here with the Kavanaugh nomination, we’ll get through this and we’ll get off to the races,” he added, according to the Independent.
Rosen told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe on Thursday that Heller’s comments were “disrespectful.”
“He not just said it was a hiccup, but after this hiccup we’d go back to business as usual. It’s disrespectful to anyone who comes forward as a victim,” Rosen said.
