Conservatives, Right-Wing Media Respond To Christine Blasey Ford's Testimony

Jenna Amatulli
Updated

As Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, responses from conservatives and right-wing media have varied.

Many expressed their doubts about Blasey, one of three women who have publicly accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, and examined her words under the microscope of social media over the hourslong hearing. Others indicated that they found Blasey’s testimony powerful — so much so that it changed their opinion on Kavanaugh.

Below is a collection of responses from conservatives and members of right-wing media during Blasey’s testimony:

Donald Trump Jr.

“The Ingraham Angle” host Laura Ingraham.

Fox Business News host Stuart Varney.

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New York Times columnist Ross Douthat.

The Daily Wire columnist Matt Walsh.

The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro.

Townhall’s Kurt Schlichter.

The home page of The Daily Caller during Blasey’s testimony.

(Photo: The Daily Caller)
(Photo: The Daily Caller)

The Resurgent’s Erick Erickson.

Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson. (A spokesperson from Fox told HuffPost that Jackson has since been terminated as a contributor: “His comments on today’s hearings were reprehensible and do not reflect the values of FOX News.”)

CRTV’s Eric Bolling.

Radio host and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch.

The home page of Breitbart during Blasey’s testimony.

(Photo: Breitbart)
(Photo: Breitbart)

Radio host Glenn Beck.

“Alt-right” social media personality Mike Cernovich.

This piece has been updated to include a statement from Fox News.

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Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2013 to present (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Served from: 2013 to present (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2013 to present (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Served from: 2013 to present (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2013 to present (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)
Served from: 2013 to present (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2013 to present (AP Photo/Oskar Garcia)
Served from: 2013 to present (AP Photo/Oskar Garcia)

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2013 to present (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
Served from: 2013 to present (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2011 to present Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2009 to present Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2009 to present Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) speaks at a luncheon to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 27, 2009 in Washington. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2007 to present Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) appears at a U.S. Travel Association press conference on May 12, 2011 (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2007 to present Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2003-09 Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) attends hearings in Washington on Dec. 5, 2006. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2002 to present Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) questions witnesses during a hearing on March 29, 2011 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2001-02 Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.) raises her right hand on January 3, 2001 during a swearing in ceremony in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Newsmakers)

Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2001 to present Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) attends the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 on August 10, 2009 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2001 to present Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) speaks at a news conference on June 10, 2008 in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 2001-09 Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters after casting her vote on November 4, 2008 in Chappaqua, New York. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1999-2011 Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2010 in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Susan Collins (R-Maine)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1997-present Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill February 1, 2011 in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mary Landrieu (D-La.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1997-present Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) holds a list of jobs while talking with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on September 20, 2011 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sheila Frahm (R-Kan.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1996 Kansas Republican Senator-designate Sheila Frahm gestures during an interview on Capitol Hill Monday June 10, 1996. (AP Photo/John Duricka)

Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1995-present Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) speaks at the 32nd Annual Women's Campaign Fund Parties of Your Choice Gala on April 2, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Women's Campaign Fund)

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1993-present Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) speaks to reporters on November 30, 2011 at Capitol Hill in Washington. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1993-present Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks during day two of the Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1993-99 Carol Mosley Braun (D-Ill.), the first African-American woman U.S. senator, listens on Jan. 19, 1993 to Zoe Baird, U.S. President-elect Bill Clinton's nominee for U.S. Attorney General. (LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)

Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1992-present Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) takes the stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1987-present Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) speaks on day two of the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 5, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. (STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)

Paula Hawkins (R-Fla.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1981-87 Florida Gov. Bob Graham, the Democratic challenger for the state's U.S. Senate seat, listens as incumbent Republican Sen. Paula Hawkins makes a point during their Oct. 20, 1986 debate. (AP Photo/Ray Fairall)

Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kan.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1978-97 Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kan.) photographed in her office in Wichita, Kansas on Dec. 18, 1978. (AP PhotoJohn P. Filo)

Maryon Allen (D-Ala.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1978 Sen. Maryon Allen (D-Ala.) pictured on June 23, 1978. (AP Photo/Croft)
Served from: 1978 Sen. Maryon Allen (D-Ala.) pictured on June 23, 1978. (AP Photo/Croft)

Muriel Humphrey (D-Minn.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1978 Muriel Humphrey sits at a desk in the Senate Office Building, vacated by the death of her husband, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. She was named by Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich to fill his seat and sworn in February 1978. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg)

Elaine S. Edwards (D-La.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1972
Served from: 1972

Maurine Brown Neuberger (D-Ore.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1960-67 Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D-Ore.) poses on March 19, 1963 in Washington. (AP Photo/hlg)
Served from: 1960-67 Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D-Ore.) poses on March 19, 1963 in Washington. (AP Photo/hlg)

Hazel Hempel Abel (R-Neb.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1954 A portrait of Sen. Hazel Hempel Abel (1888 - 1966). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Served from: 1954 A portrait of Sen. Hazel Hempel Abel (1888 - 1966). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eva Kelley Bowring (R-Neb.)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1954
Served from: 1954

Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine)

<a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/women_senators.htm"><strong>Served from:</strong></a> 1949-73 Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) smiles on Jan., 5, 1949 in her Washington office. (AP Photo)

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