AfterBrett Kavanaugh, PresidentDonald Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee, was accused of sexual misconduct, celebrities are calling onIvanka Trumpto demand an FBI investigation into the alleged assault.
Christine Blasey Ford, a 51-year-old research psychologist and professor at Palo Alto University, claimed that Kavanaugh pinned her down on a bed, groped her and tried to remove her clothes at a high school party in the early 1980s.She’s set to testify about the allegations— which Kavanaugh, 53, has denied — in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, her lawyers confirmed to CNN on Sunday.
“#DearIvanka, You don’t follow me on social media. But as a public servant, you work for me. You’ve proclaimed yourself a feminist and a champion of women’s rights. Right now, you have an opportunity to fight for women,” the note reads.
Some of the women added their own messages in the captions. Bushwroteto Trump, “I figured after the last one of these calls for you to take action, you’d unfollow me. But you’re still following me!! So, let me use this opportunity to call you in. Rather than feeling called out, try to see this as an invitation to merge your words and your actions. Girl. You can do it.”
Modifying the note to reflect that Trump does follow her, Schumercontributed, “Hey @ivankatrump Were you so excited to wear that pill box hat this week? #fun You will be remembered like Eva Braun unless you do something. It’s not too late.”
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The #DearIvanka campaign is one among many celebrity efforts to derail the nomination.
In a collage of videos, notable names includingJulianne Moore,Eva Longoria,America Ferrera,Marisa Tomei,Gabrielle Union,Amber TamblynandDelaney Tarroffered their support to Ford.
“Dear Professor Ford, We know how difficult it is to stand up to powerful people. We want to thank you for publicly sharing your story of sexual violence,” the video begins.
“We can also imagine how shocking and overwhelming it must have been to have your truth shared on a national stage without your permission,” the women add. “You should be the decision maker about how your story is shared if ever. We applaud your courage in coming forward for the public good. And we will be with you as you face the inevitable backlash.”
“Who becomes the next Supreme Court Justice is the decision of a lifetime — your lifetime,” Legend said in the video. “Brett Kavanaugh’s troubling views on the issues that matter the most and his rushed confirmation process make him unfit for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.”
“Perhaps the aging men who are poised to interrogate her, unless they hide behind surrogates, should pause for a moment and think about the courage it takes for a woman to say: Here is my memory. It has haunted me for decades. It changed my life,” she wrote.
source: people.com
