House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi argued Tuesday night that Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's pick to replace deceased Associate Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, is a "very hostile" appointment and a prime example of how "elections have ramifications," pointing to Trump's victory in November.

Appearing on a town hall with CNN, Pelosi bashed Gorsuch's record, pointing what she said was a "hostile" record on women's rights — specifically pointing to his stance regarding the Hobby Lobby case — and insisted that he is "well outside the mainstream" of American legal thought.

"Elections have ramifications, and here is a living, breathing example of it," Pelosi told host Jake Tapper. "The president, in his first appointment to the court, and hopefully his only appointment to the court, has appointed someone who has come down on the side of corporate American vs. class-action suits."

"Clear air, clean water, food safety, safety in medicine and the rest. If you care about that for your children, he's not your guy," she continued.

"It's a very hostile appointment. Hail fellow, well met, lovely family I'm sure. But as far as your family is concerned ... if you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine or in any other way interact with the courts, this is a very bad decision. Well outside the mainstream of American legal thought. Not committed to Supreme Court precedents."

When asked by Tapper, Pelosi declined to say whether Senate Democrats should give deference to the president's selection to the court or treat him in the manner Republicans did Merrick Garland last year. Garland did not receive any hearings or a vote after President Obama nominated him in March.

"I come down where the Democrats in the Senate do. It's their prerogative to confirm a justice of the Supreme Court, and we'll take our lead from them in the House," Pelosi said. "Our members, though, are a very diverse group. We represent America. They have their opinions. They've been over there to testify against the candidate for attorney general, Sessions. I'm sure they'll be over there to express their views on this subject."

"Where the Senate leadership comes down, of course, is up to them," Pelosi continued. "Where we'd like them to come down is to make sure that this confirmation subjects the candidate to the strongest scrutiny when it comes to honoring the constitution of the United States. That is our litmus test, the constitution of the United States."