Rep. Ralph Norman Ralph Warren NormanHouse Dems introduce bill to require masks on planes and in airports Bipartisan bill introduced to require TSA to take temperature checks House Republicans urge White House to support TSA giving travelers temperature checks MORE (R-S.C.) on Thursday mocked the sexual misconduct accusations brought against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.

“Did you hear about this?” Norman, who has represented South Carolina's 5th Congressional District since 2017, said at an election debate, according to The Post and Courier.

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“Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out saying she was groped by Abraham Lincoln,” he quipped about the 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice.

The newspaper noted that the comment sparked nervous laughter at the venue in which the debate was being held. But South Carolina Democrats quickly blasted the remark as "inappropriate."

Norman's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

“Ralph Norman just proved he may be rich but he doesn’t have any class,” Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson tweeted. “Inappropriate doesn’t describe his remarks.”

@jslovegrove Ralph Norman just proved he may be rich but he doesn’t have any class. His opening joke about RBG’s comments on the Kavanaugh hearings—“RBG, I don’t know what the problem is...Abe Lincoln grouped me...” inappropriate doesn’t describe his remarks. — Trav Robertson (@TravRobertson) September 20, 2018

Former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison also blasted the remark, saying "now sexual assault is a punchline for a stupid joke!"

"Disgusting but coming from Norman... expected!" he added.

So now sexual assault is a punchline for a stupid joke! Disgusting but coming from Norman... expected! https://t.co/MxZHPwuLsB — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) September 20, 2018

Norman's Democratic opponent in this year's midterm election, Archie Parnell, also slammed the comment in a statement to The Post and Courier.