Trump on Washington politics: \'It is vicious\'

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) In an interview with '60 Minutes,' President Trump said he's discovered the Washington political scene is even tougher than the business world.

"Washington, D.C.

Is a vicious, vicious place: the attacks, the bad-mouthing, the speaking behind your back.

But you know, and in my way, I feel very comfortable here," the president told CBS.

After a political brawl in the Senate over sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh, Trump said his remarks at a Mississippi rally in which critics said he mocked accuser Christine Blasey Ford were necessary to win the confirmation fight.

"Had I not made that speech, we would not have won.

I was just saying she didn't seem to know anything," Trump said.

"And you're trying to destroy a life of a man who has been extraordinary." He denied making fun of her, saying instead that he had treated her with respect.

"I'm not going to get into it because we won.

It doesn't matter.

We won," Trump said.

Kavanaugh was confirmed by a 50-48 vote in the U.S. Senate earlier this month.