“He said very specifically that they were demoralizing and disheartening and he characterized them very specifically that way,” Blumenthal said of Gorsuch. “I said they were more than disheartening and I said to him that he has an obligation to make his views clear to the American people, so they understand how abhorrent or unacceptable President Trump's attacks on the judiciary are.”

Ron Bonjean, who is leading communications for Gorsuch during the confirmation process, confirmed Gorsuch called Trump's tweet about the “so-called judge” “disheartening” and “demoralizing” in his conversation with Blumenthal.

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Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he brought up examples of Trump's recent rhetoric, including the tweets and the president's criticism of the federal court Wednesday morning before law enforcement officials.

That's when Gorsuch expressed disappointment in Trump's comments, Blumenthal said. “He didn't disagree with me on that point.”

“I said to him if a litigant before your court — and the president of the United States is in fact a litigant right now in the immigration ban cases — said what President Trump said, you would hold him in contempt of court,” Blumenthal said, adding that Gorsuch did not give a response to that comment.