it shouldn t certainly be very much. reporter: behind the scenes, cnn has learned the president is furious and frustrated by what he suspects is an 11th hour attempt to smear his pick for the supreme court. a california professor, christine blasy ford, accusing kavanaugh of sexual assaulting her while they were teenagers in high school. kavanaugh calling it a completely false allegation. yet his confirmation now hangs in the balance. kellyanne conway, one of the highest ranking women in the white house, trying to set a tone of civility. on behalf of the president with whom i ve spoken at length about this. she should not be ignored or insulted. she should be heard. reporter: sending a message to others around the president this moment is a serious one. it came after the president s son, donald trump jr., mocked want accuser in this instagram post citing judge kavanaugh s sexuality letter found by dems, will you be my girlfriend? yes, no, love brett.