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Trump: 'It's A Very Scary Time For Young Men In America'

Backlash is building in conservative circles in reaction to the fight over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. It could energize GOP voters, with midterm elections just over a month away.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing from the White House en route to speak with electrical workers in Philadelphia, Penn.

President Trump continued his defense Tuesday of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, saying "it's a very scary time for young men in America" because of the possibility of false accusations.

"I think that it's a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of," Trump said speaking to reporters outside the

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