While stumping in Mississippi for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, President Donald Trump repeatedly linked support for her to support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“Brett Kavanaugh, he was beaten up so badly and so unfairly by the Democrats, but we got through it,” Trump told a crowd in Tupelo Monday night. “There were a lot of lies, a lot of lies. A number of people have already recanted their stories, never happened, you know that right?”

Kavanaugh’s confirmation came after Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexual assault when they were teenagers in the 1980s. Although another woman admitted to falsely writing a letter claiming that Kavanaugh had raped her, Ford has stood by her accusations.

Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 50-48 vote, with the support from Hyde-Smith. Hyde-Smith is currently in a runoff with Democrat Mike Espy for the final two years of a six-year Senate term.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham also spoke at the rally. Trump said Graham’s speech during the Kavanaugh hearings “really helped us get a great Supreme Court justice.”

“When Kavanaugh needed your senator, she was there,” Graham told the crowd. “If you like Kavanaugh, vote for Cindy Hyde-Smith.”

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