yeah, those senators were probably like, oh, yeah, we're also familiar with the hippo hippopotamus, let'son! ( laughter ) and dr. ford had a response for those who thought she was here as part of the 2020 campaign. >> apart of the assault, these couple of weeks have been the most difficult of my life. i have been accusedov acting out of partisan political motives. those who say that don't know me. i am an independent person and i am no one's pawn. my responsibility is to tell you the truth. ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: you see that? that's something that a lot of people forget -- dr. ford isn't some politician who's running for office. she's a woman whose life had been turned upside down since she stepped into this supreme court battle royal. she has gotten death threats, reporters flooding her house and she's being called a political pawn, which is unfair to her and also to pawns. ( laughter ) i mean, i know this is not the time for me to address this, but still i'm going to go in on this. people act like pawns areton only pieces that get moved around the board, but you realize tha