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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (a historian) drops a bombshell on the debate over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska gave an impassioned speech Wednesday night on the Senate floor about sexual assault and the #MeToo movement. 

Sasse also dropped a bombshell about where he stood on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, saying he had pushed for a different candidate before Trump chose Kavanaugh. 

"I urged the president to nominate a different individual," Sasse said. "I urged the president to nominate a woman." 

He recounted the experiences of two friends he said were raped, saying the #MeToo movement had been "complicated" but also a "very good thing."

Read entire article at Business Insider