POTUS calls Kavanaugh "an outstanding intellect. An outstanding judge. Respected by everybody. Never even had a little blemish on his record. The FBI has I think gone through a process six times with him over the years where he went to higher and higher positions...
2/"...He is somebody very special. At the same time, we want to go through a process. We want to make sure everything is perfect, everything is just right. I wish the Democrats could have done this a lot sooner, because they had this information for many months....
3/ "...And they shouldn’t have waited til literally the last days. They should have done it a lot sooner. But with all of that being said we want to go through the process."
4/ POTUS calls Kavanaugh "one of the finest people that anybody has known. ...an individual who is as high a quality individual as you will ever see."
5/ A reporter asks if Kavanaugh has offered to withdraw.
POTUS: "Next question. What a ridiculous question."
POTUS: "Next question. What a ridiculous question."
