But before Tlaib, who later said that the sound of Brett Kavanaugh's name triggered her unplanned walk-out , said that her actions were really a stance for all women. "As a woman in America, the fact that he rightfully was accused, and having an incredibly strong woman come before the public and the world and tell her story of sexual assault by this person that was appointed to the Supreme Court is just — I couldn't stand still and not do anything about it, and I needed to walk away from that," she told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.