Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.) condemned Republicans and the White House for their treatment of the two women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.

"Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez have risked their lives to come forward and tell their stories," Sanders wrote in a tweet on Monday.

"Republican Senators, their staff and the Trump administration must stop disparaging these brave women and treat them with respect," he added.

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Sanders joined other Democrats in calling for a delay in Kavanaugh's confirmation process until "a full and fair investigation" into the allegations can be completed.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez have risked their lives to come forward and tell their stories. Republican Senators, their staff and the Trump administration must stop disparaging these brave women and treat them with respect. — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) September 24, 2018

Kavanaugh's nomination has been upended in recent weeks after Ford and Ramirez accused him of sexual misconduct.

Ford claimed that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed groped her and attempted to remover her clothes during a high school party in the 1980s, then covered her mouth when she tried to scream.

Ford, who will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, has said she's received death threats and been forced to leave her home since she went public.

Ramirez told The New Yorker in a story published Sunday that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her and thrust his genitals in her face at a party during his freshman year at Yale.

Kavanaugh, whose family has also received threatening messages, has adamantly denied the accusations and vowed he will not withdraw.

President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE, while initially restrained, has in recent days lashed out at the accusers and questioned their credibility. He has questioned why both women waited decades to come forward and on Tuesday suggested Ramirez lacked credibility because she was admittedly intoxicated during the alleged incident.

Republican senators have echoed Trump's more aggressive rhetoric in recent days. Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Key Democrat opposes GOP Section 230 subpoena for Facebook, Twitter, Google MORE (R-S.C.) implied Monday that Democrats had engaged in "wholesale character assassination" against Kavanaugh, while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power MORE (R-Ky.) called the allegations a "smear."