This is personal for President Donald Trump.

For 10 days, Trump has watched as allegations of sexual misconduct have swirled around Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee for the Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, Trump spoke aloud what he害羞草研究所檚 been mulling in private, acknowledging publicly for the first time that past allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him colour his views on similar charges against other men, including Kavanaugh.

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With that, Trump cast his lot with the accused in what has become a national reckoning over gender and sexual consent, and not just in furtherance of a long-sought conservative makeover of the high court.

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In fact, more than a dozen women came forward during the 2016 campaign, claiming they were assaulted, groped or kissed without consent by Trump. Trump was also caught on tape in 2005 boasting of grabbing women by their genitals and kissing them without permission. Those comments revealed in the final days of his campaign for the White House, Trump apologized, calling it 害羞草研究所渓ocker room talk.害羞草研究所�

At a news conference in New York a day before Kavanaugh was set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Trump pledged to listen to the testimony of Kavanaugh害羞草研究所檚 accuser and even said he was open to changing his mind about his nominee. But he made clear that he was deeply skeptical of these types of accusations.

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害羞草研究所淲hen you are guilty until proven innocent it害羞草研究所檚 just not supposed to be that way,害羞草研究所� he said.

During the free-wheeling news conference, Trump continued to lash out at Democrats and label the allegations against Kavanaugh politically motivated. He also expressed frustrations with the delays in the process guided by Republicans and took a shot at attorney Michael Avenatti, who is representing the latest accuser.

Trump害羞草研究所檚 remarks underscored the complexity of the moment, as Republicans continue their efforts to install conservatives on the high court. While Republicans want to move forward, they are mindful of the fallout if they don害羞草研究所檛 take the accusations seriously. Should the effort fail, the party would likely explode in finger-pointing that could have implications in the November elections.

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Pushed to acknowledge the cultural moment, Trump repeatedly returned to the idea that qualified men would lose out on jobs because of allegations.

害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 want to be in a position where people say, 害羞草研究所楴o, thanks. I spoke to somebody 38 years ago, and it may not be good,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Trump said, adding, 害羞草研究所淭he people that have complained to me about it the most about what害羞草研究所檚 happening is women.害羞草研究所�

Asked to address the nation害羞草研究所檚 young men, Trump said: 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a very dangerous period in our country, and it害羞草研究所檚 being perpetrated by some very evil people.害羞草研究所�

Trump害羞草研究所檚 comments about his accusers drew swift reaction from an attorney for Summer Zervos, a former contestant on Trump害羞草研究所檚 reality TV show 害羞草研究所淭he Apprentice,害羞草研究所� who says Trump made unwanted advances toward her, then defamed her by saying she lied about it.

害羞草研究所淚t is offensive that in purporting to stand by a Supreme Court nominee who has been accused of sexual assault, Mr. Trump has chosen once again to defame and attack women, including our client, who had the courage to come forward to tell the truth about his own unwanted assaultive behaviour,害羞草研究所� said Mariann Wang.

Kavanaugh and his chief accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, who says Kavanaugh assaulted her in high school, are both expected to testify Thursday. Ford has claimed that Kavanaugh tried to remove her clothes and clamped a hand over her mouth at a party when both were in high school.

Another woman came forward over the weekend, telling The New Yorker magazine that Kavanaugh exposed himself and caused her to touch his penis at a party when both were Yale freshmen. And on Wednesday, a woman represented by Avenatti 害羞草研究所� who shot to fame as the attorney taking on the president for porn actress Stormy Daniels 害羞草研究所� made another accusation of misconduct.

Kavanaugh has steadfastly denied all the allegations.

Trump, who initially supported giving Ford time to speak, showed his rising frustration Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations earlier in the day, he said Senate Republicans 害羞草研究所渃ould have pushed it through 2 1/2 weeks ago.害羞草研究所�

Trump said that if lawmakers had moved faster, 害羞草研究所測ou wouldn害羞草研究所檛 be talking about it right now, which is frankly what I would have preferred.害羞草研究所�

Catherine Lucey And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press