George H.W. Bush salutes Collins after speech supporting Kavanaugh
By John Bowden - 10/05/18 04:33 PM EDT
Former President George H.W. Bush praised Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday after she delivered a roughly 45-minute speech on the Senate floor in support of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court.
Bush saluted Collins's "political courage and class" after the key GOP senator told her colleagues that allegations of sexual assault levied at Kavanaugh by three women did not rise to the standard of evidence needed for her to vote against the nominee.
".@SenatorCollins — political courage and class. I salute my wonderful friend and her principled leadership," the former president tweeted.
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