Donald Trump’s nominee to join the Supreme Court last night criticised the president's attacks on federal judges as "disheartening" and "demoralising".

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Neil Gorsuch also stated that a woman’s right to abortion has been upheld in court many times, risking a backlash from some conservatives, and said of Mr Trump that "no man is above the law".

In February, the president called a Seattle judge who blocked his immigration and travel ban a "so-called judge".