A very bad week for America on the world stage.

— UB, Singapore

Her trauma is real and so is his anger. And if the highly emotional testimonies leave us back to the starting point regarding this specific allegation, the rational side of me turns to the only objective question at hand — does his behavior, temperament, tone and clear antipathy toward Democrats make him a suitable candidate for a lifetime appointment to a body that is supposed to be an impartial branch of government?

— American Abroad, Dubai

‘There are nothing close to facts’

Clearly there must be a better way of dealing with accusations of this sort, be they true, have foundation or simply malicious. This is just as true in the wider world as it is in this particular arena.

I don’t disbelieve either party, but then there are nothing close to facts.

— Niall Firinne, London

America truly is the laughingstock of the world.

Regardless of whether Kavanaugh really did what he is accused of (and how is this going to be decided with no evidence?), this is ridiculous. What is to stop anyone from making such unsubstantiated claims about anyone else in the future? What it does show is just how far towards insanity and away from common sense American society has gone. Trial by believability on TV.

— Beat, Sydney

With all the problems and issues in the world today, the United States is fussing about something a middle-aged man may or may not have done 36 years ago when he was in high school.

— Garth Stevenson, Grimsby, Ontario

‘Your country has lost the plot’

I simply cannot imagine any country in Europe carrying out such a bizarre hearing, least of all one for all the world to see. It showed the U.S. in a very poor light.

Some might say that it was at least transparent, but what it showed was a country massively at odds with itself and in no way fit to lead in the world.

— Garry Taylor, Lewes, U.K.