Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee hits out at president's 'demoralising' remarks on judiciary

US President Donald Trump has insisted that comments by his Supreme Court nominee criticising his attacks on the judiciary were "misrepresented", even as Republican and Democratic politicians vouched for the veracity of the remarks.

Mr Trump's comments prompted a rebuke from Judge Neil Gorsuch, who said at a meeting with politicians that the president's remarks were "demoralising and disheartening".