Trump says he’s ‘like, really smart,’ ‘a very stable genius’

President Donald Trump, portrayed in a new book as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office, took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his mental fitness and boast about his intelligence, saying he is "like, really smart" and "a very stable genius." He posted a series of tweets from Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, a few hours before holding meetings on the 2018 legislative agenda with Republican congressional leaders and Cabinet members.

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President Donald Trump, portrayed in a new book as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office, took to Twitter on Saturday to defend his mental fitness and boast about his intelligence, saying he President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Vice President Mike Pence, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaks after participating in a Congressional Republican Leadership Retreat at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.

Trump rejects author’s accusations, calls self ‘stable genius’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author's accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his track record showed he is a "stable genius." Michael Wolff, who was granted unusually wide access to the White House during much of Trump's first year, has said in promoting his book, "Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House," that Trump is unfit for the presidency.

Rep. Keith Ellison draws fire for tweet about Antifa handbook and Trump

Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is drawing criticism for calling attention to a book that critics say condones a left-leaning group using violence in clashes with white supremacists. Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, posted a photo on Twitter Wednesday of himself posing with the book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook."

Editorial: Subverting the Russia probe

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., shown here at the Capitol on Dec. 21, has raised alarms that he is trying to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. We don't generally subscribe to the notion that Donald Trump intentionally tries to be unpresidential on Twitter to distract Americans from bad news about the investigation into Russia and the 2016 election.

Trump takes hard line on a dreamers,a but remains interested in a deal

DECEMBER 07: Demonstrators from The Seed Project stage a protest in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center to demand immigration reform and a renewal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. Made up of undocumented immigrant youth or 'dreamers,' The Seed Project is in the nation's capitol 'to say that we won't accept a government budget without protection for all undocumented youth.'

MSNBC analyst reveals to Nicolle Wallace why Trump constantly ‘acts so crazy’ on Twitter

During a panel discussion on President Donald Trump's latest flurry of attacks on the FBI and the Justice Department a MSNBC analyst said the president's continuous drumbeat of criticism of law enforcement is his way of setting the stage for firing special counsel Robert Mueller. On MSNBC's Deadline White House , host Nicolle Wallace began by reciting the details of the New York Times bombshell report that George Papadopoulos boasted to an Australian diplomat that the Trump campaign had dirt on Hillary Clinton.

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From threatening North Korea with nuclear annihilation and Mexico with a military invasion to taunting his critics and undermining members of his own Cabinet, Trump has used Twitter in ways that have riled Washington and unnerved America's allies. While his staff and Republican leaders have pleaded with him to rein in his Twitter use, Trump insists it lets him speak directly to Americans by bypassing "biased" news outlets.

Trump’s 2017, in 17 tweets

Through a little less than a year in office, President Donald Trump has tweeted more than 2,300 times, using Twitter to attack political opponents, announce policy shifts, rant about the media, spread propaganda and, in frequent pitched outbursts, seek to undermine public confidence in the Russia investigation. When it's been suggested he set his phone aside and more meticulously manage his message, Trump reacts angrily.

Trump “not welcome” in UK after Neo-Nazi retweets: London Mayor

Describing London as the city of "tolerance, acceptance and diversity", London Mayor Sadiq Khan, however, on Wednesday said President Donald Trump is "not welcomed", Anadolu reports. Khan's written statement came after the London Assembly asked him how the city's government would prepare for an official state visit from Trump.

‘Tesco ruined Christmas!’ Customers slam the supermarket

How I got the shot of the 'fab four' they all wanted... and I hope it will pay for my girl to go to university: Fan tells how she scooped the world's photographers to get best snap of Meghan and Kate NBC 'tightens sexual harassment policies and urges employees to report their own FRIENDS for inappropriate behavior or risk being fired' in the wake of the Matt Lauer scandal 'You are going straight to hell you screwed-up altar boy': Rosie O'Donnell unleashes bizarre attack on Paul Ryan in Twitter tirade in the early hours of Christmas Day Heart-breaking loss of life, strike operations on ISIS and patrolling tense waters off China to touching rescues, snow angels at base and emotional homecomings: The US Navy reveals their most powerful images of 2017 'The generosity of American people will not be taken advantage of': US envoy Nikki Haley announces $285m cut to UN following vote against ... (more)

President Trump’s top 10 most impactful tweets from 2017

From slamming North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" to attacking the media as "fake news," the President's posts have made headlines for making unsubstantiated claims or insulting his opponents - both in 140 and 280-character bursts from his @realDonaldTrump handle. But when a rogue Twitter employee deactivated his account for 11 minutes in November, many either wondered what happened or breathed a sigh of relief.

Trump’s security strategy falls short, but not in the way his critics say

Niall Ferguson is not surprised by the outright condemnation of Trump's security strategy, given how polarised the world has become, but says its more muscular posture is to be welcomed. Where it falls short is its inattention to non-state threats As 2017 draws to a close, the world has seldom been so binary.