At rally, Trump openly mocks Dr. Ford’s account of her alleged sexual assault, imitating her testimony, “I had one beer, right, right, well, nope it was one, how did you get home, I don’t remember, where is the place, I don’t remember.”

Meanwhile, the crowd cheers.

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 3, 2018

NOW: A White House official, defending the president’s comments mocking Dr. Ford’s account, tells me: “Factual gaps and inconsistencies [in Ford’s account] are fair game.” https://t.co/I9lEWwyy1o

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 3, 2018

*The White House* is attacking someone for factual gaps and inconsistencies in recounting a traumatic event that allegedly happened 30+ years ago.

Trump has made over 5,000 false or misleading claims just since taking office: https://t.co/vVa0MqcCRJ https://t.co/GFAocoCnGm

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 3, 2018