Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump on Tuesday asserted that "bad people" were working to undermine the confirmation process for the Supreme Court justice he nominated, Brett Kavanaugh.

On the White House lawn Tuesday afternoon, CNN's Jim Acosta asked the President to clarify the comments he made Monday, in which he claimed Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault and misconduct during his confirmation process, faced "a disgraceful situation, brought about by people that are evil." Kavanaugh has denied the allegations.

"I'm not gonna say who I mean. I'm just saying you had forces saying things that were evil. They were bad people and he is a very, very fine man. And what was said about him should never have been said," Trump said.

Acosta followed up, asking: "But should we say that about our fellow Americans?"

"I know fellow Americans that are evil," Trump said. "Are you saying that we shouldn't say that a fellow American is evil? I've known some fellow Americans that are pretty evil."

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