Even before the allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced, some Democrats questioned Kavanaugh's truthfulness during his initial Senate confirmation hearing. "Untruthful testimony, under oath and on the record," Senator Pat Leahy said in a tweet.
More recently, Democrats have cast doubt on Kavanaugh's account of his drinking while a teenager, an issue that came up repeatedly during a Senate hearing that included testimony from Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of drunkenly assaulting her while they were in high school.
Two other accusers stepped forward in the closing weeks of Kavanaugh's confirmation process to allege that he had behaved inappropriately with them while in high school and college.
"It was all made up, it was fabricated, and it was a disgrace," Trump said of the allegations of one of Kavanaugh's other accusers.
Democrats have said that an FBI investigation into the allegations that Trump ordered was too limited in scope to be useful. Trump and Senate Republican leaders agreed to the FBI probe at the request of Republican senators whose support for Kavanaugh appeared to be wavering.
Trump predicted that Democrats would pay a price in the Midterm elections.
"I think you're going to see a lot of things happen on November 6th that would not have happened before," he said. "The American public has seen this charade."
"I think a lot of Democrats are going to vote Republican," Trump added. "The main base of the Democrats have shifted so far left that we'll end up being Venezuela. This country would end up being Venezuela."
Speaking later at the National Press Club, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R, said that based on his own travels over the past several days, he believes the Republican base "is very much activated" as a result of the Kavanaugh fight.
Ryan praised the speech that Senator Susan Collins, R, gave on the Senate floor announcing her vote to confirm Kavanaugh. He added that he wasn't personally involved in speaking to Trump or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the issue of Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Trump made his comments as he left the White House en route to an event with law enforcement officials in Florida, where he devoted a segment of his comments to Kavanaugh.
"When I decided on Brett, I said he's flawless," Trump told the annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Orlando, Florida. "He's a flawless person. The best student, the best scholar, the great intellect, incredible record over many years, and yet he's a young man. I said, 'Brett, congratulations, this is going to be a piece of cake getting you confirmed'."
Trump said that what followed was "a disgraceful situation brought about by people that are evil, and he toughed it out. We all toughed it out together."
Trump is scheduled to return for a ceremonial swearing-in of Kavanaugh at the White House.
